Canada: 2017 $20 Under The Sea Seahorse Silver Coin

Canada: 2017 $20 Under The Sea Silver Coin

Composition: 99% Silver

Finish: Proof

Mintage: 7500

Weight(grams): 31.39

Design: Designed by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais, the first coin in your 3-coin subscription offers a glimpse of the hidden underwater world off Canada's Atlantic coast, thanks to its depiction of a shallow sea grass habitat. The application of vivid coloured enamel over the detailed engraving recreates the textured rocks, seashells and swaying green grasses that line the sandy ocean floor. To the right, a handcrafted glass embellishment by Canadian glass artist Loïc Beaumont-Tremblay contains a striking seahorse-shaped mosaic murrini element. The mosaic-based approach to this glass art technique lends itself well to recreating the seahorse's speckled colouring, while other features such as its bony armour, pointed snout and curled tail are equally captured in extraordinary detail. The murrini piece has its own protection thanks to its resilient glass enclosure sculpted from borosilicate glass.

Packaging: The coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian clamshell case. It's protected by a black box.