This piece is part of the Royal Canadian Mint's broader "Phases of the Moon" series, which tracked the lunar cycle across eight coins issued throughout 2017. The New Moon release is structurally the odd one out — depicting the absence of reflected light is a peculiar design problem, and the RCM's solution was characteristically technical rather than poetic.
The .9999 fine silver specification places it among the purest silver issues the RCM produces for collector markets, a standard the mint adopted aggressively in the 2000s to differentiate its premium bullion and numismatic lines from competitors.
This piece is part of the Royal Canadian Mint's broader "Phases of the Moon" series, which tracked the lunar cycle across eight coins issued throughout 2017. The New Moon release is structurally the odd one out — depicting the absence of reflected light is a peculiar design problem, and the RCM's solution was characteristically technical rather than poetic.
The .9999 fine silver specification places it among the purest silver issues the RCM produces for collector markets, a standard the mint adopted aggressively in the 2000s to differentiate its premium bullion and numismatic lines from competitors.