Canada 2014 MAPLE LEAF FOREVER $250 Kilo Pure Silver Kilogram Enamel SERIAL # 11

Description: Extremely LOW Serial Number!This listing is for the coin with certificate serial #011! In Stock and Ready for Immediate Shipment! Long SOLD OUT at the Royal Canadian Mint! The MOTHER of all Silver Maples, featuring red and green enamel! Make this truly rare (mintage just 600) and HUGE (4" diameter) pure silver kilogram proof yours today! This listing is for the coin with certificate serial number 011. We're willing to bet that this is the one of the most unique One Kilogram coins you've ever seen! Minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in pure silver with a face value of 250 dollars, this huge and intricately engraved masterwork is only the fourth Kilogram-Sized Silver Maple—ever! An unique, one-year-only design of Canada's national symbol is highlighted on the huge tableau in full, frosted cameo proof finish—at more than 100 mm in diameter, it is a full 4 inches across! Even better is the investment potential—the total worldwide mintage of only 600 (six hundred) for this Maple Leaf Forever is impossibly low, and it's always in demand! This year's design by Canadian artist Pierre Leduc features two Sugar Maple leaves with crossed stems overlapping, enhanced with translucent red and green enamel (for the first time ever on a Canadian silver kilogram!). This superb showpieces is housed in a solid Canadian maple wood presentation coffer with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity. The Maple Leaf Forever—Symbol of a Nation's Spirit From backpackers in Berlin to peacekeepers in Pakistan, Canadians are immediately identifiable by a singular image they faithfully sport on pins, badges, and appliqués: the maple leaf. This botanical symbol has represented Canada and Canadians for nearly three hundred years. Historians generally recognize the adoption of the maple leaf by Quebec’s Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Montreal in 1836 as the first official use of the symbol to represent an element of Canadian culture. The symbol was soon popularized in print, song, and in the small emblems (such as lapel pins) with which Canadian residents of various origins honored their homelands. The English had their roses, the Scots their thistle, the Irish their shamrocks, and the French their fleur-de-lis - but native-born Canadians quickly chose the sturdy yet ornate maple leaf. The idea of including the maple leaf on Canada’s national flag took root with Lester B. Pearson in World War I, when he noted that every Canadian battalion had included some form of the maple leaf in its insignia. Fifty years later, in 1965, under his leadership as prime minister, Canada’s famous red-and-white maple leaf flag was born. In addition to the maple leaf’s presence on various provincial flags and coats of arms, the country’s coinage has featured maple leaves, wreaths, and boughs in various forms for most of Canada’s history. In fact, the maple leaf was present on all Canadian coins from 1876 to 1901. Since that time, it has always appeared on Canadian pennies, and numerous other Canadian numismatic coins. Investment Note If you're considering this Proof Silver Kilo as an investment, it's kind of hard to go wrong here: • All Silver Maple Leaf collectors need this coin! • Tremendous size—1000 grams (1 kilogram)! • Tremendously low mintage—only 600 savvy collectors can ever own this monstrous beauty! TRULY RARE! • The meticulous detailing and incredible design one expects from the artistic engravers at the Royal Canadian Mint! • Fourth ever Silver Maple in 1 Kilo size—and the design is the national symbol of Canada, too! • All previous Canadian 1 Kilogram Silver Proofs have disappeared quickly and are now difficult to locate! From a numismatic point of view, this ultra-rarity will be the centerpiece of your collection! Technology Note—Enamel The vibrant, Green Enamel Silver Maple Leaf features the Royal Canadian Mint’s patented enamel technology. This proprietary technique applies deep, rich, semi-opaque hues to the coin, while light penetrates to give a translucent effect to the color. Purity Note The Royal Canadian Mint refines the purest silver in the world. The RCM is also the one of the very few mints in the world to issue commemorative coins in a .9999 fineness. This one kilogram silver proof is 99.99% pure! Obverse Canadian artist Pierre Leduc has created a beautiful, one-year-only design of two maple leaves, selectively enameled in red and green to reflect the ever-changing beauty of Canada’s national symbol through the seasons, with rays of sunshine in the background accented with matte and brilliant finishes. The legend 9999 FINE SILVER 1 KG guarantees the weight and purity. Reverse Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in profile facing right. This portrait, the fourth effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian coinage, was executed by the artist Susanna Blunt. The date, denomination and legend ELIZABETH II D. G. REGINA ("Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God") also appear. Packaging The coin is encapsulated and presented inside a solid maple wood casket or coffer, lined with black velvet and protected by a full color outer cardboard box. An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included. Specifications Country Canada Year of Issue 2014 Face Value 250 Dollars Weight 1000.00 g Diameter 101.60 mm (4 inches) Mintage Limit 600 Finish Proof with Translucent Enamel Composition .9999 Fine (Pure) Silver Edge Serrated (reeded, milled) Artist Pierre Leduc Certificate Individually Numbered Copyright ©2023 Talisman World Coins and Medals. All rights reserved.

Price: 1999.95 USD

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri

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