Composition : 99,999% or
Mintage : 1,988

April showers bring Mayflowers

As winter begins to retreat from Nova Scotia's forests, a chain of delicate pink flowers eagerly claims the firstopen spaces of spring. This is the Mayflower (Epigaea Repens) - a promise of warmth in the lingering cold, hope in the face of nature's adversity. So profound was this flower's springtime appearance that Nova Scotia's early residents quickly adopted it as a celebrated patriotic symbol. The Mayflower was praised by songwriters and poets. It was showcased on the province's early stamps and coins, as well as thedecorative brass of its militia, and was officially declared the Provincial Flower of Nova Scotia in 1901.

This coin is the fourth issue of the Provincial floral emblems of Canada series and contains 13 coins that have been released between 1998 and 2010.

CANADIAN FLORAL EMBLEMS - THE MAYFLOWER, NOVA SCOTIA - 2001 CANADIAN COINS 04 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 25- GOLD, PLATINE & PALLADIUM COINS and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.