Elizabeth II 20 dollars

2011 CANADA Queen Elizabeth II 7 SWAROVSKI GEMS Snow Silver $20 Coin NGC i86004
i86004
Authentic Coin of:
Canada - Crystal Snowflakes (Topaz)
2011 Proof Silver 20 Dollars 38mm (31.89 grams) 0.9999 Silver (1.0243 oz. ASW)
Reference: KM# 1188
Certification: NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO 2845076-011
20 DOLLARS ELIZABETH II, Effigy of Elizabeth II facing right.
CA NA DA KW 2011, Seven crystals (topaz) within snowflake.
Coin Notes:
Includes seven CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements on reverse.
Royal Canadian Mint Engraver Konrak Wachelko has re-created a six-sided dendrite ice crystal, (more commonly known as a snowflake), overlaid with seven Swarovski Elements to enhance the glittering qualities of this minute ice sculpture.
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A snowflake is a single ice crystal that has achieved a sufficient size, and may have amalgamated with others, then falls through the Earth's atmosphere as snow. Each flake nucleates around a dust particle in supersaturated air masses by attracting supercooled cloud water droplets, which freeze and accrete in crystal form. Complex shapes emerge as the flake moves through differing temperature and humidity zones in the atmosphere, such that individual snowflakes differ in detail from one another, but may be categorized in eight broad classifications and at least 80 individual variants. The main constituent shapes for ice crystals, from which combinations may occur, are needle, column, plate, and rime. Snow appears white in color despite being made of clear ice. This is due to diffuse reflection of the whole spectrum of light by the small crystal facets of the snowflakes.