Canada: 2017 $20 Under The Sea: Sea Turtle Silver Coin

Canada: 2017 $20 Under The Sea: Sea Turtle Coin

Finish: Proof

Mintage: 7500

Design: Designed by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais, your coin peers into the underwater world off Canada's coast, where colour over detailed engraving highlights the coral, ferns and rocks that lie beneath the gentle waves. On the left, a handcrafted embellishment by Canadian glass artist Loïc Beaumont-Tremblay contains a sea turtle-shaped mosaic murrini element. The mosaic-based approach to this glass art technique lends itself well to recreating the turtle's distinctive appearance, from its shell to its clawed feet and tail. Positioned to mimic the turtle's movements through the water, the murrini piece is itself enclosed in its own glass shell sculpted from borosilicate glass. The reverse features the engraved word "CANADA", the year "2017" and the face value, "20 DOLLARS". The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Packaging: The coin is encapsulated and presented in a maroon Royal Canadian Mint clamshell case, it is protected by a black beauty box.