Mint unveils royal wedding coins
Posted Apr 6, 2011 12:47:55 PM.
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The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a pair of collector coins commemorating the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The two coins marking the planned April 29 royal nuptials a $20 silver coin and a 25-cent piece go on sale immediately.
The design of the $20 coin, created by portrait artist Laurie McGaw of Guelph, Ont., includes an engraving of William and Kate gazing lovingly into one another’s eyes.
Embedded in the coin is a sapphire-coloured crystal, reminiscent of the 18-carat sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring worn by Kate.
The coin is also engraved along its edge with HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton in English and French, and there is also a heart hidden among its maple leaves.
The nickel-plated 25-cent piece _ which will cost $25.95 _ has a coloured photo reproduction of the royal couple based on a photograph taken at the 2008 wedding of a friend in Austria.
(The Canadian Press)
