2014 $20 Red-Spotted Purple Butterflies of Canada 1 oz Pure Silver Color Proof

SKU# OK130556E

2014 $20 Red-Spotted Purple Butterflies of Canada 1 oz Pure Silver Color Proof

Second coin in highly popular series!

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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.

·        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

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