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Canada 2012 Native American Niobium Full Moons #4 - Pink Spring Moon with Phlox Flower Blossoms $5 Pure Silver & Niobium BiMetallic Proof
Price: $169.95
$99.95
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Product Description
First Canadian Niobium coin program ever! The fourth and final in this new series of Native American bimetallic coins features the pink blossoms of the spring phlox moon!
Two DISCOUNTED, multi-coin proof sets of the Native American Bimetallic Niobium and Silver Series may be available:
Two DISCOUNTED, multi-coin proof sets of the Native American Bimetallic Niobium and Silver Series may be available:
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Calendar in the Sky
We look at cable TV or check the internet to see if it's going to rain, but there was a time when people gleaned far more information merely by gazing upward - particularly at night. Throughout history, cultures around the world have recognized the moon as the guardian of natures cycles. Its perpetual waxing and waning, dying and reappearing, marked the passage of time - not clock time, but rather the mythic time that governs the rhythms of life: the ebb and flow of the sea, the birth, maturation and migration of animals, and the scattering of seeds the sprouting of new plants.
In North America, the Native American peoples, including the many Algonquin tribes, utilized the lunar cycle as a celestial calendar to track time. They assigned a name to each full moon, to reflect the seasonal activities that accompanied its specific cycle. The Algonquin people lived across a vast territory from the Atlantic in the east to Lake Superior in the west, and the geographical distances between them produced a variety of names for each full moon.
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Native American Niobium Full Moons
The first-ever Niobium coins from the Royal Canadian Mint feature a distinctly Native American theme. The four coins in the series are:
Full Buck Moon - Golden Yellow
Full Hunter's Moon - Orange
Full Wolf Moon - Blue
Full Pink Phlox Moon - Pink
Two DISCOUNTED, multi-coin proof sets of the Native American Bimetallic Niobium and Silver Series may be available:
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Why do we like this coin so much? Let us count the ways:
1) The first-ever Niobium coin program from the Royal Canadian Mint!
2) Unusual, non-through-metal style BiMetallic coin!
3) Full proof finish with mirrored fields and frosted cameo relief
4) Extremely low mintage limit of only 7,500 !
5) An original work of art by illustrator John Mantha!
All this, and, oh yes, it combines two hugely popular themes, Native American and flowers!
Technology Notes
The Royal Canadian Mint leads the world with its many proprietary technologies. Now it has added another high-tech process to its stable of legal tender enhancements - oxidized niobium metal combined with silver for a dramatic and colorful effect!
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Obverse

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Reverse
A frosted cameo portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England, in profile facing right. This portrait, the fourth effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian coinage, was executed by the artist Susanna Blunt. The legend ELIZABETH II D. G. REGINA ("Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God") also appears, and the date is indicated.
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Packaging
Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a wooden presentation case, lined with black velvet and protected by a black outer box. The case doubles as a flip-style display easel. An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included.
Specifications
Country | Canada |
Year of Issue | 2012 |
Face Value | 5 Dollars |
Weight | 8.50 g |
Diameter | 38.00 mm |
Mintage Limit | 7,500 |
Finish | Proof |
Composition | Pure Niobium and .925 Fine (Sterling) Silver |
Edge | Interrupted Serrations |
Artist | John Mantha |
Certificate | Individually Numbered |
About the Artist - John Mantha
Canadian artist John Mantha has created countless visual works for advertising agencies, corporations, book publishers, magazines, television and movies, so when he was asked to design coins, he eagerly embraced this challenging new medium.

The Native American Full Moon Series of Niobium and Silver Proof Bimetallic Proofs is Mantha's sixth collaboration with the Mint. "I have a great appreciation for the beauty of the full moon," he says. "I grew up in Sault Ste. Marie and would go canoing deep in the bush, where it starts to get dark as soon as the sun disappears behind the trees. But if there's a full moon, it makes all the difference when you have to find your way around the camp site."
While doing background research for the Full Moon Series, Mantha discovered that Canada's First Nations (Indians) people share a deep connection with the moon, "In fact, aboriginal cultures around the world consistently look to the skies for information - when to plant; when to hunt; when animals begin their migration."
"I believe the moon has magical qualities that are undeniable," says Mantha, "Ever notice how people glance up at night, even if for a second? The moon's size and location may change, but its powerful allure remains the same. This is why I kept it silver in all the designs. Regardless of the weather or the season, the moon is constant: a reassuring source of comfort for us here on earth."
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