Sports legacy minted in eternity
The Royal Canadian Mint has dedicated a new issue to four national sports.
For more than a century, the Royal Canadian Mint has preserved the traditions and commemorations of Canada's great history. Following the coins commemorating Queen Elizabeth II, the honour goes to the sports that united the nation.
Hockey, curling, golf and baseball, like the four elements, form the basis of the Canadian worldview. After all, sport is an opportunity to achieve excellence, to develop one's talents and skills at the highest level.
And if you have been thinking of a golf club or a baseball bat, but never dared to buy them, now you can choose a special sports gift.
The Canadian Mint has introduced four sports sets, each of them is of value to your collection. All coins consist of 99.99% silver.
Ice hockey
The new series starts with a set in honor of the sport that made Canada famous. The carving "hockey" is on both the puck and the stick, representing a miniature replica of hockey equipment. A special commemorative package is included in the set.
Set Features:
- Two elements: a stick and a puck;
- The metal is 99.99% silver;
- Parameters of the puck — 30.1x21.7;
- Parameters of the stick are 29x84.5 mm;
- Mintage is 3,000 sets;
- The price is CAD 139.95.
Baseball
This set is dedicated to one of the most popular sports on the North American continent. It is a replica of a baseball and bat. Each of the elements is engraved with the name of the sport imitating features of the ball and the design of the bat.
Set Features:
- Two elements: a baseball bat and a ball;
- The metal is 99.99% silver;
- The diameter of the ball is 27 mm;
- The parameters of the bit are 9.6x86 mm;
- The mintage is 3,000 sets;
- The price is CAD 139.95.
A special commemorative package is also included in the set.
Golf
The set consists of two essential attributes for playing golf: a ball and a bag with a set of clubs. Both items have the inscription "golf" engraved. The design of the ball accurately repeats the appearance of the real one, the clubs have characteristic conveying the peculiarities of each of them.
Set Features:
- Two elements: a golf ball and a set of clubs in a special bag;
- The metal is 99.99% silver;
- The diameter of the ball is 27 mm;
- The parameters of the bag with the clubs are 15x59.4 mm;
- The mintage is 3,000 sets;
- The price is CAD 139.95.
A gift box is included.
Curling
The final set of the series includes the necessary stone and broom for the game. Each of the elements is engraved with the name of the sport, and the design of the brush imitates a real broom. A special commemorative package is included in the set.
Set Features:
- Two elements: a brush and a stone;
- The metal is 99.99% silver;
- The mintage is 3,000 sets;
- The brush parameters are 15.7x76.4 mm;
- The parameters of the stone are 29.6x25.4 mm;
- The price is CAD 139.95.
All sets are currently available at mint.ca.