2017 - 6-Coin Specimen Set – Snow Goose

The year 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. To honour this historic occasion, the Royal Canadian Mint's 2017 specimen set pays tribute to a Canadian icon with a one-dollar coin featuring the beloved snow goose in a dramatic pose, preparing to land on a quiet northern lake.

Specifications
No.156169
2 dollars
Composition outer ring: three-ply nickel finish plated steel; inner core: brass-plated aluminum bronze
Finish specimen
Weight (g) 6.99
Diameter (mm) 28
Edge interrupted serrations
Artist Brent Townsend (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

1 dollar
Composition brass plated steel
Finish specimen
Weight (g) 6.27
Diameter (mm) 26.5
Edge plain
Artist Derek C. Wicks (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

50 cents
Composition three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish specimen
Weight (g) 6.9
Diameter (mm) 27.13
Edge reeded
Artist Thomas Shingles (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

25 cents Composition three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish specimen
Weight (g) 4.4
Diameter (mm) 23.88
Edge reeded
Artist Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

10 cents Composition three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish specimen
Weight (g) 1.75
Diameter (mm) 18.06
Edge reeded
Artist Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

5 cents Composition three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish specimen
Weight (g) 3.95
Diameter (mm) 21.2
Edge plain
Artist G.E. Kruger Gray (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)