2024 $2 Celebrating Inuit...
2024 $2 Celebrating Inuit Nunangat Colourized Special Wrap Roll
2024 $2 Celebrating Inuit Nunangat Colourized Special Wrap Roll
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Celebrate Inuit Nunangat with a Special Wrap Roll of selectively coloured $2 coins.
Representing a first for a Canadian circulation coin, the reverse design of the $2 Celebrating Inuit Nunangat commemorative circulation coin was created jointly by four Inuit artists, each representing one of the four treaty areas of Inuit Nunangat (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ): Nunatsiavut (ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ), Nunavik (ᓄᓇᕕᒃ), Nunavut (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓ).
Working closely with the Royal Canadian Mint and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) in real time to create a seamless piece of art, these four artistic voices have come together to express both Inuit unity and regional diversity on the coin’s reverse. Each Coloured Special Wrap Roll gives you 25 of these $2 coins, all neatly rolled up in a paper wrap and bearing the same selectively coloured design that invites all people living in Canada to celebrate the rich heritage and present-day vitality of life in Inuit Nunangat.
One roll adds 25 Celebrate Inuit Nunangat coins to your collection.
Free standard shipping in Canada only.
Special features
- United in celebrating Inuit Nunangat. A first for a Canadian circulation coin, the $2 Celebrating Inuit Nunangat commemorative circulation coin’s reverse design was created jointly by four Inuit artists, each representing one of the four treaty areas of Inuit Nunangat: Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
- Collect Canada’s coins by the roll. Each Coloured Special Wrap Roll contains 25 selectively coloured $2 Celebrating Inuit Nunangat commemorative circulation coins, which come in a custom paper wrap. An Uncoloured Special Wrap Roll of engraved-only $2 coins is also available – collect both versions!
- All are uncirculated coins. Inside each Special Wrap Roll, all 25 coins are uncirculated: they all have a newly minted quality and feature the same colour-enhanced reverse design.
- Limited supply. Only 15,000 rolls available.
Features
Highlighting Inuit unity and diversity
The $2 coin’s reverse is an expression of Inuit Nunangat, one that represents Inuit unity while also reflecting the rich cultural diversity found in the Inuit homeland in Canada – an area that encompasses 40% of Canada’s total land mass and over 70% of its coastline.
A view of the reverse design, visible on one or both ends of the roll.
Each coin included in the Special Wrap Roll has a reverse and obverse design. The production process and quality assurance for uncirculated Special Wrap Rolls allows for either the reverse design on both ends or the reverse design on one end and the obverse on the other. It is not possible for the Mint to guarantee or foresee which of the two versions will be shipped.
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Design & Artist
Reverse
Tegan Voisey, Thomassie Mangiok, Charlotte Karetak, Mary Okheena
Obverse
Steven Rosati
A celebration of the Inuit homeland in Canada, this 2024 commemorative $2 coin combines the art of four Inuit artists representing each of the four treaty areas of Inuit Nunangat (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ): Tegan Voisey (Makkovik, Nunatsiavut), Thomassie Mangiok (Ivujivik, Nunavik), Charlotte Karetak (Arviat, Nunavut) and Mary Okheena (Ulukhaktok, Inuvialuit Settlement Region). A unifying symbol on the inner core, Nuliajuk (ᓄᓕᐊᔪᒃ) the spirit of the sea is an ancient story shared, with regional variations, by Inuit communities across Inuit Nunangat; she is connected to Inuit through her bond with the sea creatures that Inuit depend on for food and resources, represented by a walrus, narwhal, two beluga whales, a seal and Arctic char. On the outer ring, each of the four artists has designed a regionally specific ulu (ᐅᓗ). A pattern used both in the tradition of Inuit tattooing and on clothing appears between the two security features at the base of the ring, while the inclusion of “INUIT NUNANGAT” expresses the importance of this terminology in the expression of Canada’s identity. The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.
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