Mother Nature on Coins... " Bee " Happy
This is a 2017 99.99% pure Silver $20 Dollar piece from our neighbors to the north, the Royal Canadian Mint. Titled "Mother Nature's Magnification Beauty Under the Sun". Now normally I wouldn't be interested in a colorized coin although some have really cool designs, but this one has special meaning. My Husband and I are bee-keepers and for my birthday he surprised me with this beautiful coin! The artist is Alexandra Lefort who features a bumble bee on a sunflower in a mountain meadow in western Canada. It has a 3-D "dew-drop" which reveals a detailed diorama of the bee's ecosystem. The obverse features Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by artist Susan Blunt. I love Bees, Sunflowers and Silver... What's not to like, this coin has it all! ; ) Would any of you, my fellow collectors ever consider buying a colorized coin?
Comments
user_9894
Level 4
Coins are works of art!
"SUN"
Level 6
Interesting coin. Canada produces some nice coins.
CoinLady
Level 6
It's a beautiful piece, if you could call that a coin. I wouldn't touch colorized coins. They are made for people who collect such things & not real coins.
Conan Barbarian
Level 5
that is amazing and try using that in circulation !!!
Mike
Level 7
What a pleasure to read a wonderful blog on coins. That's a beauty. Very nice pick up Kepi. I'm also not a fan of colorized coins but this is very nice thanks for telling us about it. Mike.