Country of Origin: Canada
CANADA
REIGN OF ELIZABETH II (1952-PRESENT) - HOUSE OF WINDSOR
FLOWERS OF CANADA SERIES - THE MAYFLOWER
999.99 PURE GOLD - SERIES CALLED "THE WORLD'S PUREST GOLD COIN" CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
OBV: PORTRAIT BUST OF ELIZABETH II RIGHT WEARING DIADEM; DENOMINATION AT BOTTOM.
REV: THREE CLUSTERS OF MAYFLOWERS.
EPIGAEA REPENS (THE MAYFLOWER OR TRAILING ARBUTUS) IS A SPREADING SHRUB THAT HAS BEEN THE FLOWER OF THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA SINCE 1901. AS THE FIRST FLOWER OF SPRING, THE SPECIES WAS SAID TO BE NAMED BY THE EARLY EUROPEAN ENGLISH PILGRIM SETTLERS AFTER THE SHIP THAT HAD BROUGHT THEM TO THE NEW WORLD (THE SHIP WAS NAMED AFTER THE FLOWER OF THE ENGLISH HAWTHORNE TREE). THE MAYFLOWER IS ALSO THE STATE FLOWER OF MASSACHUSETTS.
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