2015 - $20 - 1 oz. Fine Silver Coin - UNESCO at Home and Abroad - Mount Fuji & The Canadian Rockies

This exciting new coin series by the Royal Canadian Mint pairs some of Canada's most stunning World Heritage properties with other properties around the world to illustrate how two sites of global importance share similarities while being so different.

Special features:
•     The first silver coin in our exciting new series of coins featuring two complementary UNESCO World Heritage sites—one Canadian and one abroad.
•     The design on your coin also incorporates the Japanese text for "Rocky Mountains" and "Mount Fuji."
•     Your coin brings to life the stunning beauty of the Canadian Rockies alongside the world-renowned majesty of Japan's Mount Fuji.
•     Your coin is not only a reminder of the profound importance of protecting these sites but is also a unique work of art.
•     Exquisitely detailed and highlighted with multiple finishes, your coin accentuates the natural beauty and unique features of each site.
•     Available only in Canada and U.S.A.
•     GST/HST exempt.

Design:
Your coin features mirror-image landscapes of the Rocky Mountains and Mount Fuji. The one half of the design presents a well-known scene of Jasper National Park's Spirit Island, located on stunning Maligne Lake. The jagged, unmistakable peaks of the Rockies rise into the distant background, following the lake's rocky, spruce-lined water line. Opposite this image and mirroring its composition on the other half of the reverse is a landscape portrait of snow-capped Mount Fuji, as it is often depicted in art and photography. In the foreground, graphically reflecting an island of spruce in the Rocky Mountain scene, a Japanese Black Pine rises skyward. The two scenes are bisected by a horizontal band bearing the mirrored bilingual phrases ""ROCKY MOUNTAINS – MONTAGNES ROCHEUSES" and "MOUNT FUJI – MONT FUJI." The design also incorporates the Japanese text for "Rocky Mountains" and "Mount Fuji."

Specifications
No. 142315
Mintage 7500
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish proof
Weight (g) 31.39
Diameter (mm) 38
Edge serrated
Certificate serialized
Face value 20 dollars
Artist Trevor Tennant (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)