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200 Dollars - Elizabeth II Masque de lune Chantante
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 200 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vibrant and intricately detailed Singing Moon Mask rendered in the Pacific Northwest Coast First Nations artistic tradition, executed in bold red and black selective coloring against the polished gold field. The central mask depicts a stylized human lunar face with formline design elements including ovoid eye forms, a prominent brow, and an open mouth suggesting song or chant. Surrounding the mask is a circular band of traditional formline motifs — rectangular ovoids alternating with semi-circular elements — all richly colored in red and black, evoking the ceremonial art of coastal Indigenous peoples. The legend CANADA arcs along the upper rim, while 200 DOLLARS 2015 is inscribed along the lower rim; the engraver's initials AE appear discreetly in the lower right field. |
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The "Masque de lune Chantante" belongs to a broader RCM artistic series leaning heavily on the renewed collector appetite for ultra-high-relief gold in the 2010s — a format the Mint had been refining since its landmark 2013 and 2014 high-relief issues. At .9999 fineness, the planchet is as soft as gold gets in modern minting, which allows the sculptural depth these pieces demand but makes post-strike handling unforgiving.