Canada: 2018 $200 Armistice Poppy 1 oz. Pure Gold Coin

Canada: 2018 $200 Armistice Poppy 1 oz. Pure Gold Coin

Design: To mark the centennial of the Armistice of 1918, designed by artist Kerri Weller, your 99.99% gold coin combines two of the most powerful, evocative symbols of sacrifice and remembrance. A slightly stylized Papaver rhoeas blooms at the centre of the selectively coloured design, where a subtle translucence allows the coin’s gold surface to radiate light from within the crimson-tinted petals. Engraved around this central poppy are four additional poppy blooms and a bud; together, the six poppies represent the six continents that were involved in the First World War (1914-1918). Three leaves complete the swirling floral arrangement, whose motion alludes to the maelstrom of war, while a multitude of grave markers help convey the magnitude of the loss of life during the four-year conflict. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Mintage: 350

Composition: 99.99% pure gold

Finish: Reverse Proof

Weight (g): 31.16

Diameter (mm): 30

Edge: serrated

Face value: $200

Artist: Kerri Weller (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Packaging: Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.