Composition : 92,5% silver, 7,5% copper, the inside ring is in niobium
Mintage : 7,500

Calendar in the sky

We look to the sky to see if rain is coming, but there was a time when people gleaned far more information from gazing upward-particulary at night. Throughout history, cultures around the world have recognized the moonas the guardian of nature's cycles. Its perpetual waxing and waning, "dying" and reappearing, marked the passage of time--not clock time, but the rythms of life; the ebb and flow of the sea; the birth, maturation and migration of animals; the sprouting of new plants and the scattering of seeds.

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Full Buck Moon

Julyis the quintessential month of summer. Its full moon is known as Thunder Moon or Summer Moon, but its most commun name is Buck Moon to reflect the fact that buck deers in the North American wilderness are beginning to grow new antlers--a vision of elegance and strength inspired by the ever-changing cycle of life.

This coin is the first issue of the Full Moons collection.
The first coin of the series, released in 2011, depicts the Summer Moon.
The second coin of the series, released in 2011, depicts the Autumn Moon.
The third coin of the series, released in 2012, depicts the Winter Moon.
The fourth coin of the series, released in 2012, depicts the Spring Moon.
 

FULL MOONS - FULL BUCK MOON - 2011 CANADIAN COINS 01 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 10- FLORA, FAUNA & NATURE and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.