1250 Dollars - Elizabeth II Splendour

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.