Description
Discover a dinosaur with bony “wings” on its head.
A follow up to 2021’s Reaper of Death! Mercury’s Horned Face or Mercuriceratops gemini is the featured star of our second Discovering Dinosaurs coin, and the first things you’ll notice about this ceratopsid are the bony, wing-like protrusions on its head.
Engraved on the coin’s reverse, its skull fossil is especially striking against the black rhodium-plated “rock” background, which pays tribute to the discovery that yielded another piece of Canada’s prehistoric past.
Coin #2: Meet a relative of Triceratops.
- By popular demand. Imagine the excitement of unearthing a new prehistoric species! The follow up to 2021’s sold-out Reaper of Death coin, the second Discovering Dinosaurs coin places you in the field and at the site of another discovery.
- “New” dinosaur. Like the tyrannosaur on the first coin, this horned dinosaur is a relative “newcomer”—the 76-million-year-old Mercuriceratops was unveiled in 2014 and has never appeared on a coin until now.
- For dino lovers of all ages. Dinosaurs are a popular theme with collectors and Canadians of all ages. They’re also an important part of Canada’s natural heritage.
- Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
- No GST/HST
Packaging
Your coin is individually encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.
Rhodium plating
The black rhodium background represents the hidden or unknown past. This dark design element keeps the focus on the engraved fossils that have helped paleontologists piece together the story of prehistoric Canada.
Scientifically verified
The fossil depicted on your coin has been verified for scientific accuracy by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.
Beneath the rhodium plating on your coin’s reverse, the engraved texture represents the thrill of discovery: it resembles the rock formationin Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, where a Mercuriceratops skull fragment was found.
Product Number: 203129
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% pure silver with selective rhodium plating
Embellishments: Plating
Weight: 31.39 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Edge: Serrated
Certificate: Serialized
Face Value: 20 dollars
Finish: Matte proof
Designed by Canadian paleoartist Julius Csotonyi, the coin’s reverse features the fossilized skull of Mercuriceratops gemini, a recently discovered horned dinosaur species. Beneath the black rhodium plating, the engraved texture represents the rock formation in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park where a key fossil fragment was found. The obverse also features rhodium plating behind the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
