2018 Canadian $20 Ancient Canada: Fossilized Marrella Fine Silver Coin with Floating Frame & Mount

2018 Canadian $20 Ancient Canada: Fossilized Marrella Fine Silver Coin with Floating Frame & Mount

With its curving spines and feathery legs, Marrella splendens has left an unmistakable imprint on our rocks—and on this splash-struck coin. The Cambrian arthropod is practically life-sized, where the aged look of a patina finish complements the series’ ancient theme. While the carefully sculpted rock texture is nothing short of stunning, it also adds an extra touch of authenticity to this recreation of a Marrella specimen recovered from the fossil-rich Burgess Shale of Yoho National Park, British Columbia.

Own a coin shaped like an ancient roman coin! 

Features

FOURTH COIN IN THE SERIES! The second of two NEW coins added to our Ancient Canada series, which had collectors clamouring for more!
EACH COIN MAY VARY IN SIZE! Struck using an old coin-minting technique, each coin may vary in size: it may be larger or flatter, but it will always have a minimum diameter of 38 mm!
YOUR COIN DOES NOT HAVE A RIM! Instead, your 99.99% pure silver was allowed to “spill” out to give this coin a slightly irregular shape—just like an ancient Roman coin!
TIMEWORN LOOK AND FEEL OF FOSSILS EMBEDDED IN SANDSTONE! Verified by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, the design features precision engraving that realistically mimics the timeworn look and feel of fossils embedded in sandstone.
BEAUTIFUL PATINA FINISH! Adding to the engraved textural details, a beautiful patina finish gives the coin an antiqued appearance that reflects the series’ theme, while the prehistoric-looking font adds to the “lost in time” feel of it all!
FRAMED PRESENTATION TRANSFORMS THIS INTO ONE-OF-A-KIND WALL ART! The coin’s irregular shape means it will not fit in a typical plastic capsule—instead, the coin comes packaged in a ready-to-display floating frame! Measuring 80 mm x 80 mm x 34 mm, the framed presentation transforms this into one-of-a-kind wall art and a sure conversation piece, since the fossils will appear to be “embedded” in your wall!
SEALED IN LACQUER! The antique finish is sealed in lacquer, which should minimize the appearance of fingerprints if the coin is accidentally removed from its frame.
INCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE! Regardless of special packaging, the Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins! Most of these are serialized certifications, where the certificate included with the coin is given a unique number beginning with 1.
VERY LOW MINTAGE! Set to 5,500 coins worldwide, this limited collectible is sure to be highly sought after due to the nature of its theme and beauty—a must-see/must-have!
ONE-OUNCE 99.99% PURE SILVER COIN! Your coin is GST/HST exempt!

Design

Your coin’s design is based on fossils curated at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta, and has been reviewed for scientific accuracy by palaeontologists at the Museum. It features a near life-sized reproduction of Marrella splendens, a marine arthropod from the Middle Cambrian period (505 million years ago), whose curving spines and wedge-shaped head are among its most distinguishing features. A carefully sculpted rock texture fills the field and surrounds the precision-engraved fossils, resulting in a more true-to-life rendering of the Marrella specimen recovered from the Burgess Shale Formation. While the rimless coin’s unique shape is the product of an old coin-making technique, the antiqued look of a patina finish adds to the design’s “ancient” look and feel, which extends to the prehistoric-looking font on the reverse and obverse. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Packaging

2018 Canadian $20 Ancient Canada: Fossilized Marrella Fine Silver Coin with Floating Frame & Mount comes beautifully packaged in a ready-to-display floating frame, mount, custom graphic box and serialized Certificate of Authenticity.

Specifications

Face Value: $20
Mintage: 5,500
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Finish: Antique