2013 Canadian 25-Cent Hummingbird 0.5g Pure Gold Coin

2013 Canadian 25-Cent Hummingbird 0.5g Pure Gold Coin

The Hummingbird: The Canadian Forest’s Minuscule Miracle

This 25-cent coin is certified to be 99.99% pure gold. It weighs 0.5 grams and measures 11 millimetres across its diameter. Designed by Canadian artist Claudio D’Angelo, the reverse of the coin depicts a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in full flight: a pose that can only be captured by cutting-edge photographic equipment, given that its wings beat more than 50 times per second. Posed at the centre of this clean-lined, highly polished pure gold coin, the minuscule marvel raises its dark long-billed head, its wings—each feather engraved in fine detail—fully extended behind it. From the tiny white spot above the bird’s lifelike right eye to the downy feathering of its belly and dark-shaded tips of its back and tailfeathers, each detail of the hummingbird’s appearance is apparent despite the tiny size of both the coin and its subject. Engraved with the face value, '25 Cents' and 'Canada 2013.' The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Features

- The hummingbird coin is the first release in the Royal Canadian Mint’s new series of small animals on the Royal Canadian Mint smallest gold coins. What a perfect fit!
- Crafted and certified to be 99.99% pure gold and offered with a limited mintage worldwide, this coin is offered to you with exceptional engraving details.
- An affordable solution to start a gold coin collection. Weighing only 0.5 grams of gold, this coin is within your grasp.
- Elegant design is finely engraved and meticulously presented in a beautiful Proof finish (frosted raised elements on mirror background).

Packaging

2013 Canadian 25-Cent Hummingbird 0.5g Pure Gold Coin comes encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock, black beauty sleeve and Certificate of Authenticity.

Specifications

Face Value: 25 cents
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% Gold
Weight (g): 0.5
Diameter (mm): 11
Finish: Proof

Design: In Portuguese, they are known as beija-flores or "flower-kissers." Early Spanish explorers called them joyas voladoras or "flying jewels." Native to North and South America, hummingbirds are the smallest and among the most fascinating birds in the world.

An ideal coin for you to start a gold coin collection. Order today!