Seventh and last coin in the 7-coin series! This $20 silver coin is 99.99% fine silver with a weight of 31.39 grams and a diameter of 38 millimetres. The reverse features an adaptation of A.Y. Jackson’s painting, Saint-Tite-des-Caps. In the central field of the reverse image, Royal Canadian Mint engravers have created a stunning interpretation of Jackson’s romantic depiction of one of his favourite painting locales of the 1920s and early 1930s: the north shore of the Saint Lawrence. Here we see his masterful vision of a transitional moment in the wintry, snow-covered rolling landscape of the region. Jackson’s characteristic visual language is evident in his affectionate treatment of the human elements within the natural setting, such as the sleepy snow-capped houses that are the primary subject of the painting and the central image of the coin’s reverse. A single, lyrical tree rises in the left portion of the foreground, while the houses are backed by a distant horizon of tall rolling hills and stylized evergreens. In the sky above, high banks of clouds are punctuated with dramatic sun rays.
Diameter: 38mm
Weight: 31.39g
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9999
Bullion Weight: 1 Troy Ounces
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II
Reverse: Depiction of A.Y. Jacksons painting of the North Shore of the Saint Lawrence in the 1920's and early 1930's
Finish: Proof
Series: Group of Seven
Quantity Produced: 7000
Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
Theme(s): Saint-Tite-des-Caps by A.Y. Jackson
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