2014 $20 Red Trillium Silver Coin Features Swarovski Crystals for Dew Drops

New from the Royal Canadian Mint is its proof 2014 $20 Red Trillium Silver Coin that features three Swarovski crystals.

Swarovski is a luxury brand of precision-cut crystal glass produced by the privately-owned company Swarovski AG of Austria. Red trillium, a slow-growing plant that can live for 30 years but take 15 years to bloom, have three petalled flowers of deep red color atop three pointed leaves of deep green color.

Designed by Margaret Best, these colorful elements are depicted on the one-ounce, 99.99% fine silver coin that is further highlighted by three sparkling Swarovski Elements™ to portray morning dew drops. The following is how the Royal Canadian Mint describes the silver coin’s design:

"This coin features a bright burgundy red trillium bloom where three ruddy petals sit atop three red-lined green sepals. From the center of the flower rise six pink stamens and three short stigmas. Viewed from the front and slightly above, the flower is perched on a bowing, delicate green stem above the characteristic whorl of three leaf-like bracts borne by all trilliums. Each petal of the flower is adorned with a sparkling crystal-colored Swarovski element."

Inscriptions around the reverse include 20 DOLLARS, CANADA, the year 2014 and the artist’s initials of MB.

Obverses of the silver coins show the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susan Blunt and have surrounding inscriptions of ELIZABETH II and D.G. REGINA.

Silver Coin Specifications

Mintage	10,000
Face Value	$20
Composition	99.99% silver
Finish	proof
Weight (g)	31.39
Diameter (mm)	38
Edge	serrated
Obverse Designer	Susanna Blunt
Reverse Designer	Margaret Best

 

As listed in the table above, this silver coin has a mintage of 10,000. Previous coins of the series with Swarovski crystals have proven very popular with collectors. The Royal Canadian Mint reminds that they have all sold out.

Ordering

2014 $20 Red Trillium Silver Coins may be ordered from the Royal Canadian Mint website at mint.ca. The following affiliate link goes directly to the RCM’s page for new silver coins.

Each coin is encapsulated and arrives in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.