2011 Canadian $250 Maple Leaf Forever Fine Silver Kilo Coin

Item: #2011MAPLEFOREVER250D    |    Mfr: Royal Canadian Mint    |   #114842

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C$2,999.95

 

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2011 Fine Silver 250 Dollar Kilo Coin - Maple Leaf Forever


Emblem of a Nation’s Spirit

From backpackers in Berlin to peacekeepers in Pakistan, Canadians are immediately identifiable by a singular image they faithfully sport on pins, badges, and appliqués: the red maple leaf.

This lyrical cipher has symbolized Canada and Canadians for nearly three hundred years. Historians generally recognize the adoption of the maple leaf by Quebec’s Société Saint- Jean-Baptiste in Montreal in 1836 as the first official use of the symbol to represent an element of Canadian culture.

The symbol was soon popularized in print, song, and in the small markers (such as lapel pins) with which Canadian residents of various origins honoured their homelands. The English had their roses, the Scots their thistle, the Irish their shamrocks, and the French their fleur-de-lis, and native-born Canadians quickly chose the prosaic maple leaf.

The idea of including the maple leaf on Canada’s national flag took root with Lester B. Pearson in World War I, when he noted that every Canadian battalion had included some form of the maple leaf in its insignia. Fifty years later, in 1965, under his leadership as prime minister, Canada’s famous red-and-white maple leaf flag was born.

In addition to the maple leaf’s presence on various provincial flags and coats of arms, the country’s coinage has featured maple leaves, wreaths, and boughs in various forms for most of Canada’s history. In fact, the maple leaf was present on all Canadian coins from 1876 to 1901. Since that time, it has always appeared on Canadian pennies, and numerous other Canadian numismatic coins.

 

Features

- 9999 pure silver coin with the guaranteed weight of 1 kilo.
- A very limited mintage of each coin will be available to coin collectors worldwide.

 

Packaging

2011 Canadian $250 Maple Leaf Forever Fine Silver Kilo Coin comes encapsulated and presented in a maple wooden box lined with flock, customized sleeve and Certificate of Authenticity.

 

Specifications

Face Value: $250
Mintage: 999
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight (g): 1000
Diameter (mm): 101.8
Finish: Proof

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