Canada 350 Dollars Gold Coin 1998 Flowers of Canada's Coat of Arms
The Four Flowers - 90th Royal Canadian Mint Anniversary Gold Coin
Obverse: Right-facing profile of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by artist Dora de Pédery-Hunt, along with the year and face value.
Reverse: Flowers of Canada's Coat of Arms. - Each of the four founding nations of Canada - the French, the English, the Scottish and the Irish - are symbolically represented by a floral emblem in the Canadian Coat of Arms, and these flowers will be the subject of a gold coin designed by Pierre Leduc in 1998. The lily representing France - is an ancient Christian symbol for purity, chastity and innocence. The English emblem, modelled on the wild rose, is a combination of the white rose (for the Royal House of York) and the red rose (House of Lancaster), and it harks back to the famous War of the Roses. The Scottish thistle honours a 9th century Scottish victory over the Norse. Legend has it that a nighttime ambush was foiled when the barefooted invaders stepped on unseen thistles and screamed aloud. In ancient days, the Irish shamrock was a mystic emblem associated with good luck and the sacred Celtic Sun Wheel. St. Patrick, when he came to convert the pagan Irish in the 5th century, used the shamrock to illustrate the three-sided nature of the trinity.
Denomination: 350 Canadian Dollars.
Contains 1.2232 oz of .99999 Fine Gold.
Mintage of 2,001 coins.
Grade: Proof.
Metal Content: 1.2232 troy oz.
Purity: .99999.
Manufacturer: Royal Canadian Mint.
