SKU# OK130556E
2014 $20 Red-Spotted Purple
Butterflies of Canada 1 oz Pure Silver Color Proof
Second coin in highly popular series!
Specifications
Maximum Mintage – 10,000
Composition - 99.99%
pure silver
Finish - proof
Weight (g) - 31.83 (one
troy ounce)
Diameter (mm) 40
Edge - serrated
Certificate – serialized
(serial numbers will vary)
Face value - 20 dollars
(a legal tender Canadian coin)
Artists - Celia Godkin
(reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Description
This beautifully
engraved and painted 99.99% pure silver coin features the red-spotted purple, whose Canadian habitat is largely restricted to
southern Ontario. This lovely
butterfly's coloring and spot patterns represent an important protective
adaptation: the red-spotted purple has evolved to mimic a poisonous butterfly,
the This beautifully engraved and painted 99.99% pure silver coin features the
red-spotted purple, whose Canadian habitat is largely restricted to southern
Ontario. This lovely butterfly's colouring and spot patterns represent an
important protective adaptation: the red-spotted purple has evolved to mimic a
poisonous butterfly, the Pipevine
Swallowtail.
Limenitis arthemis astyanax looks much like its close relative,
the well-known White Admiral butterfly. Its
upper wings are bright bluish-purple and outlined with several rows of
blue-white dashes. The upper hind wing
is marked with lovely iridescent blue-green squares. Where their ranges overlap, the red-spotted
purple also bears the familiar white bands of the White Admiral. The red-spotted purple is most commonly found
on the outskirts of wooded areas, on gravel roads sunning its wings, in open
meadows, and in woodland clearings.
Did you know…
·
The red-spotted purple
prefers to lay its eggs on plum and oak leaves.
·
The adults fly
throughout the summer, from June to mid-September, and are diurnal, restricting
their active period to daylight hours.
A thoughtful and valuable gift for
nature lovers and art aficionados.
Special features:
·
Arrives packaged in a
beautiful hologram beauty box!
·
This painted and
engraved 99.99% pure silver coin highlights the intense coloration of the
red-spotted purple butterfly.
·
Celebrate the life and
habits of a beloved Canadian insect species, beautifully engraved and colored,
with a slight shimmer effect to further enhance its beauty.
·
A lovely addition to any
collection featuring fine artwork, natural images, native species of Canada,
butterflies and other insect species, or Canadiana.
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Limited worldwide mintage.
Design:
This coin features a
profile portrait of a red-spotted purple drinking nectar from the heart of a
black-eyed Susan flower. The butterfly,
engraved and colored in full glorious color, is viewed from its right side. The viewer is presented with a lovely view of
the red-spotted purple's under-wing. Here
we see the characteristic dark purple-black coloring, with some of the blue
iridescence that characterizes most of the upper side of the delicate wing. The light blue-white markings around the wing
contrast prettily with the bright red spots that give this butterfly its name. The butterfly stands on top of an engraved
black-eyed Susan flower, drinking nectar from the flower's center.
Packaging:
Each coin is
encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clam-shell
with customer hologram beauty box.
Shipping & Handling
Fast, free shipping
& handling to USA via USPS First Class Mail!
USPS Priority Mail &
Priority Express Mail (one business day delivery) are also available for an
additional charge.
We ship to many international destinations worldwide.
