Canada’s brand-new coin features all the elements of a holiday must-have for every collector: a vintage red truck, a snowman, and a Christmas tree.
Produced by MKS PAMP, the Royal Canadian Mint’s latest release is the perfect holiday gift for the coin collector in your life. The $2 coin is shaped like a truck dusted with snow. Instead of a licence plate, it’s adorned with candy canes, and behind the wheel is a snowman wearing a top hat and a scarf… because why not? In the back of the truck is a fully decorated Christmas tree.
Royal Canadian Mint
“There is nothing more iconic of Christmas days past than a trip to the farm for a holiday tree!” reads the Mint’s website. “A festive snowman bringing the tree home in a vintage little red truck completes this nostalgic scene on a pure silver 1 oz legal tender coin.”
The silver coin measures 54.5 mm by 35.2 mm and weighs 31.9 g. The truck-shaped toonie is just one of the Crown corporation’s latest holiday releases. Another recent addition is The Nutcracker-themed $2 coin shaped like the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Royal Canadian Mint
The toonie comes with a unique ornament-style hangable custom capsule to make it easier to display. As for the obverse, it features a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth.
Royal Canadian Mint
It retails for $144.95 and has a limited mintage of only 3,000. It’s packaged in a blue booklet with details about the coin, and each coin is individually serialized.
Shipping starts on November 25, so hopefully, it’ll be delivered in time to adorn Christmas trees across Canada.