2012 CANADA $500 FINE SILVER 5 KILO COIN THE SPIRIT OF HAIDA #43 of 100 MINTAGE

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SOLD OUT ISSUE THIS IS #43 out of 100 The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to present its first 5-kg 99.99% Fine Silver Coin, featuring The Spirit of Haida Gwaii design from the masterpiece by Bill Reid, one of Canada’s most accomplished and renowned artists. Description: Bill Reid was an eminent Haida sculptor, carver, and master goldsmith, and one of Canada’s greatest artists. Over the course of his life, Reid created more than 1,500 exceptional works. His powerful sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii is considered his masterpiece which brought him international acclaim. The Spirit of Haida Gwaii features a massive Haida canoe filled with thirteen powerful figures drawn primarily from Haida myth. Reid himself hinted at the universal symbolism of this vessel that seems to contain all of life, where strife and peace, body and spirit are locked in eternal struggle on a journey that moves ever onward to an unknown—and perhaps unknowable—destination. The keystone first bronze casting of Reid’s famous sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Black Canoe is located at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., with a second bronze casting, The Jade Canoe, located at the Vancouver International Airport. The original plaster pattern of the monument—a work of art in itself— resides at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. An artwork of The Spirit of Haida Gwaii is also depicted on the back of Canada’s $20 note (2001-2004 Series, Canadian Journey) to represent the theme “Arts and Culture”. Special Features: The Royal Canadian Mint’s first 5-kg silver coin at 99.99% purity. Coin features The Spirit of Haida Gwaii design from the masterpiece by Bill Reid, one of Canada’s most accomplished and renowned artists. Hand polished to perfection, made-to-order with a very limited mintage of 100 worldwide. Proudly Canadian: the design and the production of this coin, the elegant collector’s box made of Canadian walnut wood, and the certificate in a book format accompanying the coin were all developed and made in Canada. Product Specifications: Packaging: Face Value: 500 dollars Mintage: 100 Composition: 99.99% fine silver Weight (g): 5,000g Diameter (mm): 180mm Edge: Serrated Finish: Proof Certificate: Serialized Artist: Bill Reid Coin is encased in an acrylic box and –along with a serialized certificate in a book format– presented in an elegant collector’s box made of Canadian walnut wood and branded the Royal Canadian Mint. For secure shipping, the collector’s box is placed inside a watertight, crushproof, and dust proof Pelican Case 1550. Complete Certificate Text: The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to present its first 5-kg 99.99% Fine Silver Coin, featuring The Spirit of Haida Gwaii design from the masterpiece by Bill Reid, one of Canada’s most accomplished and renowned artists. BILL REID (1920-1998) Bill Reid was an eminent Haida sculptor, carver, and master goldsmith, and one of Canada’s greatest artists. Born in 1920 in Victoria, British Columbia, to a Scottish-German father and a mother who was a member of the Haida First Nation, Reid lived with a passion for the Haida art tradition, making it ultimately his creative subject-matter. Over the course of his life, Reid created more than 1,500 exceptional works. His powerful sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii is considered his masterpiece which brought him international acclaim. In 1998, Reid succumbed to Parkinson’s disease. His ashes were scattered and interred in his grandmother’s village of Tanu, in Haida Gwaii. Reid left not only a momentous artistic legacy, but the ongoing resonance of a powerful international voice for indigenous art. The Haida tradition gave him his artistic core, and he gave back to it international exposure and modern ideas and materials, opening the doors for many emerging artists and bringing together First Nations and other peoples by spanning cultural boundaries. THE SPIRIT OF HAIDA GWAII The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Black Canoe was commissioned by Nabisco. Collection of Foreign Affairs and International Trad... read more

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