Canada: 2016 $1 Library of Parliament 2oz Silver Coin

Canada: 2016 $1 Library of Parliament 2oz Silver Coin

Composition: 99.99% silver with selective gold plating

Finish: Proof

Mintage: 2500

Weight(grams): 62.69

Design: This 99.99% pure silver 1-dollar coin has a diameter of 50 millimetres and a nominal metal weight of two-ounces. Its reverse features Walter Ott's image of the Library of Parliament from the 1976 silver proof dollar. The design presents the outside of the Library of Parliament in fine architectural detail, highlighting the building's buttresses, ornate windows, three-tiered domed roof, and other gothic details. The building and the coin's outer edge are plated in 99.99% pure gold. The reverse is engraved with the words "CANADA" and "DOLLAR" and the dates "1876-2016." The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin from the original 1976 commemorative silver dollar. 

Packaging: The coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Maroon clamshell case. It is protected by a custom box.