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CANADA 2020 COLOR BI-METALLIC 2 DOLLAR COIN CELEBRATES HAIDA ART AND CULTURE
Canada
recently released a circulating multi-color, bi-metallic 2 Dollar coin
to celebrate Haida art and culture. Haida art is a
distinctive art form created by tribes of north-western
Canada. It includes a range of objects including Totem Poles,
stone carving, baskets, blankets and drawings. The
reverse of this 2020 dated coin features "Xhuwaji, Haida Grizzly
Bear". The red, black and white design was originally painted
by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid (Iljuwas) on a ceremonial drum in
1988. Reid was a gifted artist, writer and broadcaster who
championed Haida causes. The coin also celebrates the 100th anniversary
of the artist's birth. The obverse depicts the portrait of Queen
Elizabeth II by Canadian artist Susanna Blunt. 
Elvis
Presley is featured on this 2012 silver-plated 1 Dollar coin of
Fiji. The reverse features two images of Elivs on the
reverse, one with a guitar, and a color image of him dancing. The coin
has the inscription "MUSIC IS MY LIFE * ROCK ' N ROLL". Queen
Elizabeth is on the obverse. The 38.61 mm coin was struck at
the Helvetic Mint in Switzerland and has a mintage of just 2500
pieces. That is quite a small number considering how many
Elvis fans there are in the world!
Australia
issued two $2 Dollar circulating colored commemorative coins in 2015 to
honor the 100th anniversary of World War
I. Both coins were inspired by John McCrae’s famous poem In
Flanders Fields and incorporate a colored circle in the
design. The first coin features a circle of crosses around a
red circle, representing the red poppy. The design was
inspired by the first two lines of the poem “In Flanders fields the
poppies blow. Between the crosses, row on row” In the center
are the words “Lest We Forget”. The second depicts
flying
larks, surrounding orange colored rings, which represent the sunset
glow, which are from the first and second stanzas of the poem. The
aluminum-bronze coins are 20.5mm and have Queen Elizabeth is on the
obverse
A
bright, green Cannabis Sativa leaf is featured on this 2016 1 troy
ounce, .999 fine silver 1000 Francs coin from
Benin. The high relief concave Proof coin is
partially colored. With a mintage of only 999 pieces it is
expected to sell out quickly. Cannabis Sativa is commonly
known as marijuana, Mary Jane, pot, grass, weed and many other names as
well. Cannabis has long been used for making fiber,
rope, oil, paper and medicines. It is now most widely used as a
recreational drug. The attractive coin is 38.61mm in diameter
and comes in a capsule with a certificate and box. The
obverse features the arms of Benin. It is a highly
recommended high relief coin. 
In
2011 the West African nation of Benin issued this attractive colored
legal tender coin shaped like marijuana leaf! Cannabis
Sativa,
commonly known as marijuana, pot, grass,
weed and many other names as well has long used
for making fiber, rope, oil, paper and medicines. It is
now most famous for its use as a recreational drug. The
44mm silver-plated copper-nickel coin
looks like a green cannabis leaf on one side and has the arms of Benin
and the denomination on the other. It will will
supposedly
smell like cannabis when rubbed. I have not tested that claim
and do not recommend it if you wish to keep your coin pristine. The
coins are denominated as 100 Francs CFA and is
Proof. It
has a limited mintage of just 2,500 pieces and comes in a capsule
with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. I expect this
unusual coin will be popular with collectors and potheads throughout
the
world, that is of course, if they remember to order it.
Canada
honored the 100th Anniversary of the World War I Armistice with two
versions of circulating bi-metallic 2 Dollar coins: uncolored and
colored. Both versions have similar designs. In the
center brass plated core is a soldier's helmet, beneath it is the word "ARMISTICE" a
remembrance poppy. The colored version of the coin features
the poppy in red. Maple leaves and poppies are features in
the nickel-plated outer rim, along with the words "REMEMBER" in
English and French ("SOUVENIR")
and the date 2018. The Susanna Blunt portrait of Queen
Elizabeth is on the obverse of the 28mm coin.
Canada
issued an unusual glow-in-the dark multi-colored 2 Dollar coin in 2017
as part of their 150th anniversary
celebration. The 2017 bi-metallic two dollar coin, or toonie
is titled "Wonder -
Dance of the Spirits". It features two paddlers
on a lake witnessing an aurora borealis, which is sometimes called "The
Dance of the Spirits". The color version of the coin features
the green aurora against the dark night sky, which glows in the dark
after being exposed to bright light. The
Susanna Blunt portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is on the obverse.
This
sterling silver Proof Mongolian 500 Tugrik depicts a multi-color image
of a Mongolian Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica Mongolica). The
horned animal features an overly-large distinctive nose. During summer
the huge nose helps filter out dust and cools the
animal's blood. In winter it heats up the frigid air before it is taken
to the lungs. The animal has had vast swings in its
population. During the last ice-age it ranged from the
British Isles, through Central Asia and into Alaska and the
Yukon. By the 1920’s it was almost exterminated, however it
was able to recover by the 1950’s. The population collapsed
again after the fall of the Soviet Union due to uncontrolled hunting
and the demand for its horns in Chinese medicine. Disease has
taken a further toll and today it is Critically
Endangered. The 2011 dated coin features the arms
of Mongolia and the denomination on the obverse. The 38.61mm
coin weights 25 grams and has a mintage of just 2500 pieces. It comes
in a capsule with a certificate of
Authenticity. It is an attractive coin depicting an
ugly animal.
The Cook Islands issued this multi-color 1 Dollar in 2012 depicting the
great temple at Abu Simbel. The temple was erected on the banks of the
Nile River by
Pharaoh Ramses II in the 13th century B.C. In 1968 the entire massive
temple complex was cut apart, moved to higher ground and reassembled,
to avoid their being submerged by the creation of Lake Nasser after the
building of the Aswan High Dam. Queen Elizabeth is on the
obverse. The 38.6mm silver plated coin is Proof and had has a mintage
of only 5000 pieces.BRITISH HEROES COINS
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