Canada 2011 Christmas Tree Swarovski Crystals 20$ Pure Silver Proof Coin Perfect
WITH GREEN PERIDOT SWAROVSKI GEMSTONES. Obverse: A traditional scene of a Christmas tree in the front of a window outside of which the snow peacefully falls.
The tree is decorated with glittering five brightly green Swarovski crystals. The word "CANADA" and year of issue "2011" also appear on a brilliantly polished background. Reverse: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England, in profile facing right. This portrait, the fourth effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian Coinage, was executed by the artist Susanna Blunt. The legend ELIZABETH II and denomination also appear.
The coin comes in a stylish maroon clamshell. Lined with black cloth that contrasts to the silver shine and can be used not only for storing the coin, but also for putting it on display. THE COIN IS IN PERFECT MINT CONDITION AND COMES WITH. ALL ORIGINAL MINT PACKAGING WITH COA #5709. Legend has it that Martin Luther began the tradition of decorating trees to celebrate Christmas. One crisp Christmas Eve, about the year 1500, he was walking through snow-covered woods and was struck by the beauty of a group of small evergreens. Their branches, dusted with snow, shimmered in the moonlight. When he got home, he set up a little fir tree indoors so he could share this story with his children.He decorated it with candles, which he lighted in honor of Christ's birth. The Christmas tree tradition most likely came to the United States with Hessian troops during the American Revolution, or with German immigrants to Pennsylvania and Ohio. But the custom spread slowly. The Puritans banned Christmas trees in New England. Even as late as 1851, a Cleveland minister nearly lost his job because he allowed a tree in his church.
By 1900, one in five American families had a Christmas tree, and 20 years later, the custom was nearly universal. Christmas tree farms sprang up during the depression. Nurserymen couldn't sell their evergreens for landscaping, so they cut them for Christmas trees. Cultivated trees were preferred because they have more symmetrical shape then wild ones. Six species account for about 90 percent of the nation's Christmas tree trade. Scotch pine ranks first, comprising about 40 percent of the market, followed by Douglas fir which accounts for about 35 percent. The other big sellers are noble fir, white pine, balsam fir and white spruce. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS! FOR CUSTOMERS IN UNITED STATES.EACH SALE COMES WITH UNCONDITIONAL 100% GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY AND. IF THE COIN IS NOT AS DESCRIBED. OF THE QUALITY AS FOR USA CUSTOMERS. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: Canada\Commemorative".
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- Composition: Silver
- Mint: Royal Canadian Mint
- Certification Number: 5709
- Geographic Origin: Canada
- Strike Type: Proof
- Fineness: 0.9999
- Material: Silver
- Grade: Ungraded
- Certification: RCM
- Modified Item: No
- Denomination: $20
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Type: Proof
- Year: 2011
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Finish: Proof with Swarovski Elements