Canada: 2024 $50 Dragonfly and Water Lily Pure Silver Coin

Canada: 2024 $50 Dragonfly and Water Lily Pure Silver Coin

Design: Designed by RCM Engraver Ryan Poser, your coin’s reverse captures the light and magic of a summer day in a peaceful aquatic setting. A white water lily (Nymphaea odorata) blooms above engraved leaves (or pads) that lie flat on the mirror-like water surface, where gentle ripples disrupt the stillness of the scene. Surrounded by rows of petals and stamens, a clear crystal sparkles like a drop of water at the centre of the water lily, while a common whitetail dragonfly (Plathemis lydia) is on the hunt and hovers above the flower’s edge. The water lily and the dragonfly are each cast in sterling silver and plated in yellow gold; when the coin is tipped, the motion causes the dragonfly to circle around the bloom. The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

Mintage: 1250

Composition: 99.99% pure silver with selective yellow gold plating, a clear crystal and embellishments cast in sterling silver

Finish: Proof

Weight (g): 157.6

Diameter (mm): 65.25

Edge: Serrated

Face value: $50

Artist: Ryan Poser (reverse), Steven Rosati (obverse)

Packaging: Wood circular base with black beauty box