The acquainted face we now have seen on our cash for many years has gotten one more commemorative coin. The Royal Canadian Mint launched its newest particular coin to honour the legacy of Queen Elizabeth, certainly one of a number of in a particular Monarch Effigy assortment.

The latest addition is a one-ounce pure silver coin titled The Imperial State Crown, which has a face worth of $20 however a $159.95 price ticket.

The design consists of symbolism that considers the Queen’s trademark crown. The coin’s reverse, designed by Mint engraver Cecily Mok, options a creative illustration of the Imperial State Crown, as seen from above. The coin has an association of eight blue and eight inexperienced glass stones, which stand in for the array of valuable gems that adorn the crown. The assessment consists of 4 crystals, with every representing the effigies which have graced Canada’s cash since 1953. On the “heads” facet of the coin, there’s a collection of 4 effigies of the Queen from over the previous couple of a long time, together with a Tudor rose and her yr of start and loss of life.

Launched final week, this commemorative coin has proved to be a preferred merchandise — regardless of its price ticket – because it’s already offered out on-line. A gold model of the coin, which was going for $8,259.95, can be offered out. The 1 oz. Pure Gold Coin in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Royal Cypher, together with a pure platinum model, have additionally offered out.

For these trying to spend money on a bit of the Queen’s historical past, there are a number of different choices within the assortment accessible on the market or pre-order, together with a $2 particular wrap-roll with a outer black ring to commemorate her passing, or a $5 coin that contains a color portrait taken on the Queen’s final Canadian homecoming in 2010. Titled the Queen Elizabeth’s Portrait, that quarter-ounce silver coin runs for $34.95.