2017 Canada $20 Canoe to Tranquil Times 1 oz Pure Silver Proof Coin – Coloured, Laser-Etched Wood Canoe, Box & Certificate

A miniature wooden canoe rests on a rocky, selectively coloured shoreline, two paddles waiting on the sand and a twig of coloured maple leaves nearby. The canoe is laser-etched to look like real wood grain. Margaret Best designed this 2017 coin for the Royal Canadian Mint.

Struck in one ounce (31.39 g) of 99.99% pure silver, 38 mm across, proof finish with a serrated edge. The obverse carries Susanna Blunt's effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. It comes in the Mint's maroon clamshell with the black outer box and serialized certificate. Only 4,500 were made.

Collector Specifications

• Country: Canada
• Year: 2017
• Denomination: $20
• Composition: 99.99% pure silver with selective colour and a laser-etched wood element
• Weight: 31.39 g (1 troy oz)
• Diameter: 38 mm
• Finish: Proof
• Edge: Serrated
• Certificate: Serialized Royal Canadian Mint certificate
• Packaging: Coin case + box (Good condition)
• Condition: Proof coin in capsule, maroon RCM clamshell, outer box and certificate; not graded
• Mintage: 4,500
• Designer: Margaret Best (reverse) / Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Historical Significance

The canoe is one of Canada's oldest symbols, carried from Indigenous peoples to the voyageurs and into every summer at the lake. The Mint released this coin at $124.95 in 2017 and it sold out.

Why We Love This One

The little wood canoe is the kind of detail that makes people pick a coin up and look twice. Pure cottage-country Canada on an ounce of silver.

Please note: this item is sold as is, including its packaging. The photos show the exact piece you will receive.