Canada: 2018 $8 Good Luck Charms: Five Blessings Fine Silver Coin

Canada: 2018 $8 Good Luck Charms:  Five Blessings Fine Silver Coin

Design: Your elegant and classic coin design by Canadian artist Simon Ng features a combination of Chinese motifs representing the auspicious “Five Blessings”; consisting of five bats surrounding the Chinese character shou (longevity), each bat representing health, wealth, longevity, virtue and a peaceful natural death in old age. The square hole in the centre is a distinct feature of ancient Chinese coins which represents the land. It’s framed by a circle of finely engraved scrolls and symbolic floral elements, while traditional Chinese latticework flows along the outer edge of the coin design. The floral elements also compliment the ornate scrollwork on the coin’s unique obverse, where the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is engraved with remarkable finesse in a smoothly polished circle above the square hole.

Mintage: 6,888

Composition: 99.99% pure silver

Finish: Proof

Weight (g): 20.86

Diameter (mm): 36

Edge: Serrated

Face value: $8

Artist: Simon Ng (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Packaging: The coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.