Production quality
Selective gold plating on obverse and reverse over a proof finish
Description of obverse and reverse
The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. Her Majesty’s portrait is gold-plated, along with the raised obverse edge.The $2 coin features Brent Townsend’s image of an adult polar bear standing on an ice floe, gazing out over the early summer Arctic landscape. The polar bear and ice floe are gold-plated, as is the raised edge.
The reverse is also engraved with the word “CANADA,” the date “2015,” and the face value of “2 DOLLARS.”
A brief annotation
Celebrate the history and artistry of Canadian circulation coinage with this pure silver Royal Canadian Mint’s series featuring Canada’s six circulation coins. Each beautiful coin is composed of five ounces of fine silver and features selective gold plating on both the reverse and the obverse.