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 - particularly at night. Throughout history, cultures around the world have recognized the moon as the guardian of nature's cycles. Its perpetual waxing and waning, "dying" and reappearing, marked the passage of time - not clock time, but the rhythms 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 pink moon

April is the month of new life bursting forth. Its full moon is known as Egg Moon, Fish Moon, or Sprouting Grass Moon, but its most common name is Pink Moon to reflect the fact that the springtime flower phlox, is carpeting the ground with a profusion of pink blooms'a masterpiece of colour and hope crafted by the ever-changing cycle of life.
This coin is the fourth 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 PINK MOON - 2012 CANADIAN COINS 04 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 10- FLORA, FAUNA & NATURE and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.