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1250 Dollars - Elizabeth II Splendour
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 1250 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A centrally placed cherry blossom motif faces outward within a square cartouche, the petals rendered in delicate detail and enhanced with selective rose gold plating and inlaid pink diamonds. Four smaller square cartouches are positioned at the cardinal points — 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock — echoing the geometric framing of the central element. Intricate ivy-like foliate scrollwork weaves between and around all cartouche elements, filling the field with an ornate, symmetrical decorative programme. The overall composition reflects an East-meets-West aesthetic characteristic of the Royal Canadian Mint's high-relief platinum collector series. |
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The RCM's ultra-high-relief kilo-class platinum issues occupy a peculiar corner of the numismatic market — priced well above melt from inception and sold directly to collectors through subscription, meaning virtually none enter secondary circulation in any meaningful sense. This piece was part of a broader RCM strategy, accelerated through the 2010s, of layering precious metal formats: platinum substrate, rose gold plating, and physically inlaid pink diamonds combined in a single object that blurs the line between coin and fabricated jewelry.
Pink diamonds used in Canadian collector coinage are typically sourced through Argyle, the Australian mine that supplied over 90% of the world's pink diamonds before closing in November 2020 — just months before this coin's issue date.