Part of the RCM's "Values of the Crown" series, this issue was released during a period when the Mint was aggressively expanding its collector bullion program — pushing themed fine silver rounds into markets that had previously shown little appetite for narrative-driven coinage. The selective gold plating technique, applied galvanically after striking, was a production method the RCM refined through the early 2010s across dozens of similar issues.
The dual catalog reference numbers reflect separate release configurations — boxed presentation differing from standard issue — a distinction that frustrates clean census tracking.
Part of the RCM's "Values of the Crown" series, this issue was released during a period when the Mint was aggressively expanding its collector bullion program — pushing themed fine silver rounds into markets that had previously shown little appetite for narrative-driven coinage. The selective gold plating technique, applied galvanically after striking, was a production method the RCM refined through the early 2010s across dozens of similar issues.
The dual catalog reference numbers reflect separate release configurations — boxed presentation differing from standard issue — a distinction that frustrates clean census tracking.