For many Canadians. the summer cottage retreat is as much a part of our way of life as maple syrup and Mounties. This beautiful 2013 $10 fine silver coin celebrates the great tradition of getting away from city life to enjoy Canada’s beautiful woodlands and fresh water. Mintage is limited to 40,000 coins.  HST/GST exempt.  

The Design:

Canadian artist Claudio D’Angelo’s design features a scene from the perspective of someone sitting in the bow of a canoe. A happy family—a man in a Muskoka chair on a dock, and four children playing in the cool lake waters—waves in greeting. The coin also features an extremely detailed background of a balcony-fronted cabin, a smooth rocky outcropping of a wooded shoreline, a sailboat floating in the distance, and a sky filled with stylized sunbeams. Framing the entire image is a polished outer band engraved with the words “CANADA,” the date “2013,” the face value of “10 DOLLARS” and a small stylized Muskoka chair symbol.