2015 5 Cent Fine Silver Coin The Centennial Rabbit Legacy of the Canadian Nickel

2015 5-Cent Fine Silver Coin The Centennial 5 Cent Coin Rabbit Legacy of the Canadian Nickel 1 Oz fine silver gold plated. Coin is in excellent used condition. Mintage # 1473 of 8500. Shows minor toning to the silver from being on display. Includes burgundy clamshell case and outer black beauty box.

Black beauty box shows minor signs of shelf wear (minor scuffing, and minor creasing at flaps). Please consider photos as part of the description. Description from the Royal Canadian Mint. Features design by Alex Colville! Sixth and final coin in the series!

In 1967, Canada celebrated a key milestone in this young nation's history: the 100th anniversary of Confederation. To commemorate Canada's centennial, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled new designs for every denomination of circulation coins. From the one-cent to the silver dollar, each featured a reverse image designed by artist Alex Colville-including the hopping rabbit that adorned the centennialfive-cent coin, as recreated with this beautifully detailed coin. Colville's choice of an animal theme was symbolic; each creature was selected to express the values and virtues that best represented the Canada he knew.

The rabbit is common, much loved by children, perhaps because of its vulnerability. It survives by alertness and speed, and is symbolically connected to the ideas of fertility, new life and promise-it is a future, or united, animal. A thoughtful gift for art appreciators and admirers of the highly acclaimed Canadian artist, Alex Colville! Features the unique commemorative design by famed Canadian painter Alex Colville that adorned the five-cent circulation coin in 1967! The obverse features the second effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin.

This coin's 40mm diameter size makes it double the size of the original, allowing for a larger canvas that offers a more detailed view of each coin's reverse image. This proof coin is 99.99% pure silver, with selective gold plating. A great opportunity to revisit a key Canadian milestone, and one of the most memorable years in Canada's history.

Your coin is GST/HST exempt. The reverse features the unique commemorative design by famed Canadian painter Alex Colville that adorned the five-cent circulation coin in 1967. Using multiple finishes and selective gold plating to further enhance the design, this recreation of the hopping rabbit is rendered in fine detail and on a larger scale, allowing a closer look at the original design featured on the centennial nickel. Engraved on the reverse is the face value "5 CENTS", the word "CANADA" and the updated year "2015".

Preparations for a commemorative circulation series first began in 1964 when then-Minister of FinanceWalter L. But without a clear winner, the panel of judgesinvited five more artists to submit their coin concept ideas; at last, on April 20, 1966, a winner was declared: the centennial coins would feature the animal-themed designs by Canadian painter Alex Colville of Sackville, N. His figurative style of painting is striking, and often features personal subject matter that was inspired by the world around him. Colville's iconic works such as Horse and Train c.

1953 and ToPrince Edward Island (1965) are clear examples of the artist's ability to depict moments that are seemingly suspended in time, yet laced with pending change or a quiet tension. Much like his paintings, Colville's striking coin designs featured clean, geometrically precise lines. And while the centennial coins were only issued in 1967, their popularity remains-as does Colville's rich artistic legacy.

Issued in 1967, this five-cent coin was minted at the Royal Canadian Mint's SussexStreet location in Ottawa, Ontario. Each of Canada'scirculation coins issued in 1967 featured an animal: the one-cent featured a dove, the 10-cent featured the mackerel, the 25-cent coin featuredthe bobcat, the 50-cent had the wolf and a Canada goose adorned the reverse of the silver dollar. The five-cent coin nearly featured a spruce tree, but the original design was deemed too complex at the time. Alex Colville would also design the Governor General's medal in 1978; in 1982, Colville was made a Companion of the Order of Canada and won the Governor General's Visual and Media Arts Award in 2003.

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box. International buyers, please request a quote.