Canada: 2018 $250 The Voyageurs Pure Silver Concave Ultra-High Relief One Kilogram Coin

Canada: 2018 $250 The Voyageurs Pure Silver Concave Ultra-High Relief One Kilogram Coin

Design: Your oval-shaped, concave, toned-and-lacquered coin is 99.99% pure silver. It has a long diameter of 161.8 millimetres and a short diameter of 100 millimetres, with a nominal metal weight of 1,010 grams. RCM engraver Matt Bowen has created this immersive design of Voyageurs paddling a canoe in the upper Ottawa River. They have just cleared a treacherous cascade, the force of the current almost launching the canoe from the coin's ultra-high relief. Water churns beneath their paddles as the Voyageurs move in unison, their quick and coordinated strokes ensuring they pass through the rapids intact. Deeply carved boulders give rise to formidable riverbanks where the white water begins. In the distance, the river disappears around a bend, its shores choked with coniferous trees that greatly enhance the sense of perspective and the vastness of the landscape.

Mintage: 400

Composition: 99.99% pure silver

Finish: Antique

Weight (g): 1010

Diameter (mm): 161.8 mm x 100 mm

Edge: serrated

Face value: $250

Artist: Matt Bowen (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

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