2016 $20 FINE SILVER COIN LITTLE CREATURES: SNAIL

Natural wonders are also the tiniest ones. Many of them can be found in backyards and  gardens, but also on this silver coin!

Captured in Murano glass with paint and engraving for a stunning glimpse, the image of the snail shows the secret world of tiny wonders of nature.

The reverse includes the design by a Canadian artist Maurice Gervais. It captures a delicate beauty of the snail in the Canadian landscape. Pain used over engravings adds a life-like quality to the branch and leaves of mountain maple (Acer spicatum). Its saw-toothed edges loom large in the background which allows for a size comparison of the colorful Venetian glass element recreating the colors and likeness of the snail`s shell. Each of the Venetian glass elements are not the same. Its uniqueness is emphasized by handwork by master glassmaker Giuliano Donaggio of Murano, Italy.

Each coin is perched in a maroon clamshell box with a graphic beauty box, including the label of the Royal Canadian Mint.

Special features:

  First release in a 3-coin series Little Creatures

  Contains 1 oz / 31,39 grams of 99.99 % pure Silver

  Each glass Snail was handcrafted and hand-blow by a master-glassmaker Giuliano Donaggio in Murano, Italy.

  Coin comes in a maroon clamshell with black beauty box. A COA is included.

  Limited mintage of only 12.500 coins

  Amazing combination of engraving and colour

  Distinguished by beatiful glass snail – each coin is different and truly a one-of-a-kind artistic collectible!

In the new coin series from Royal Canadian Mint “Little Creatures” you can find:

  2016 Venetian Glass – Snail in the Canadian landscape

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In the previous series with Murano Glass you can find:

  2011 Venetian Glass – Tulip with Ladybug   

  2012 Venetian Glass – Aster with Bumblebee  

  2013 Venetian Glass – Purple Coneflower with Butterfly

  2014 Venetian Glass – Water-Lily And Leopard Frog

  2015 Venetian Glass – Turtle with Broadleaf Arrowhead Flower