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250 Dollars - Charles III Pysanka
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADA 2025 * 250 DOLLARS TR |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof - 300 |
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The pysanka — a Ukrainian Easter egg decorated using a wax-resist dyeing method — carries particular weight in Canada, where the Ukrainian diaspora numbers among the largest outside Ukraine itself, concentrated heavily in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan following waves of settlement from the 1890s onward. The Royal Canadian Mint has issued pysanka-themed coins before, but this 2025 release under Charles III reflects an unmistakable political dimension: Canada's vocal support for Ukraine following the 2022 Russian invasion made a high-value gold tribute to Ukrainian folk tradition a statement as much as a numismatic product.
At 58.5 grams of .9999 fine gold, this sits in the Mint's kilo-series adjacency bracket — expensive enough to limit circulation to collectors and institutional buyers almost exclusively.