Canada: 2018 $30 Dimensional Nature: Polar Bears Fine Silver Coin

Canada: 2018 $30 Dimensional Nature: Polar Bears Fine Silver Coin

Design: The reverse image by Tony Bianco travels to the floe edge in the Canadian Arctic, where a split view offers a glimpse of life above and beneath the sea ice. Above the water, an engraved polar bear cub steps to the edge of a gleaming iceberg and peers into the icy sea. The waterline forms the boundary between this silvery world and the colourful one beneath the surface, where a mother polar bear and her cub have plunged into Canada’s northern waters. The first-time use of Dimensional Paint adds a 3D-like effect to the icy underwater scene, where colour layers create the illusion of real water atop the coin’s surface. The reverse includes the engraved words “CANADA 2018”. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Mintage: 3000

Composition: 99.9% pure silver

Finish: Proof

Weight (g): 62.69

Diameter (mm): 50

Edge: serrated

Face value: $30

Artist: Tony Bianco

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