2025 - The Sundial - $20 Proof Pure Silver Coin with Rhodium-Plated Brass Gnomon

[Gilded version]

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More than just an eye-catching garden adornment, the sundial is humanity’s oldest known timekeeping device—one that functions just as well today as it did in ancient times. An elaborate and functional showcase of craftsmanship, this limited collectible adds a working sundial to your coin collection. Its embellishment is a rhodium-plated brass gnomon that, when placed in view of the sun and in the direction of true north, casts an angled shadow onto the elaborately engraved 99.99% pure silver base to indicate local solar time.

A functional sundial coin—a Mint first!

Special features

• This sundial coin is a first for us. Your coin’s reverse isn’t just an ode to humanity’s oldest known timekeeping device—it is an actual sundial, a Mint first!
• Frosted to perfection. The acanthus leaf motif has a timeless look that harkens back to a bygone era, while various frostings highlight different design elements and give the coin a more brushed appearance.
• Specially encapsulated. Each coin has been carefully placed inside a taller capsule that can accommodate the additional height of the gnomon.
• Low mintage. Only 5,000 sundial coins are available to collectors worldwide—order today!
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

Packaging

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

Specifications

• Mintage5000
• Composition99.99% pure silver, cast embellishment: rhodium-plated brass gnomon
• Finishproof
• Weight (g)31.391
• Diameter (mm)38
• Edgeserrated
• Certificateserialized
• Face value20 dollars
• ArtistAnna Bucciarelli (reverse), Steven Rosati (obverse)