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2013 $20 Purple Coneflower with Venetian Glass Butterfly - 1oz Pure Silver Coin

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:175.00 - 350.00 USD
2013 $20 Purple Coneflower with Venetian Glass Butterfly - 1oz Pure Silver Coin
2013 $20 Purple Coneflower with Venetian Glass Butterfly - 1oz Pure Silver Coin. This exceptionally beautiful coin is the third coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s sought-after series featuring engraved and painted Canadian flora with one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted Venetian glass insects created by Giuliano Donaggio, a master glassmaker in Murano, Italy. This is the third coin in a series of world-renowned Royal Canadian Mint coins featuring one-of-a-kind Venetian glass embellishments on beautifully engraved and painted flowers native to Canada.Designed by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais, the reverse image centres on a stunningly rendered Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) bloom. The engraved and painted flower’s instantly recognizable red-orange tubiflora centre and bright purple petals sit atop a realistic green stem with two smooth leaves. A jewel-like Venetian glass Eastern Tailed Blue, hand-crafted by Giuliano Donaggio, a master glassmaker in Murano, Italy, perches on the flower’s lower right petals, its dark blue-tinted translucent wings rendered in matchless detail, with their orange dots at the base of each hind wing.An excellent collectible for nature lovers, wildflower enthusiasts, conservationists, and lovers of Canadiana.