50 cent 2025 Whimsical Holiday Tree Lenticular Coin | Royal Canadian Mint

Slide into the holidays with Churchill and friends.

This lenticular holiday keepsake invites you to join Churchill the polar bear and friends for some thrills, near-spills, and endless fun! Once you feel the rush of sledding or tobogganing, you’ll want to do it again and again, and not even hot chocolate can lure our animal friends away from the carefree sliding session depicted here. When you tilt the coin, these playful creatures slide – it’s a heartwarming moment and a light-hearted scene that celebrates the joy and magic of a Canadian winter.

Tilt the coin and enjoy some winter fun!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• A heartwarming design. Cold noses, warm hearts: This winter-themed holiday collectible invites you to join in the fun and re-connect with your most cherished memories of wonderful winter activities!
• Canadian icons. The cast of characters consists of some of Canada’s most iconic wildlife species – Royal Canadian Mint has even included Churchill the polar bear, the $2 circulation coin’s mascot, presented here in a more light-hearted, illustration art style.
• Whimsical and endearing. Fun traditions and winter activities are the stuff of childhood memories, and this coin is a cheery celebration of that – it’s an invitation to re-visit those memories and make new ones this holiday season!
• One of RCM's most affordable coins. Priced at just $34.95, this holiday coin was made for sharing and cherishing.
• Mark the 2025 holiday season. This fun-for-all-ages coin makes a great gift or stocking stuffer, and it can help preserve your memories of this holiday season.
• Limited supply. Mintage is set to 30,000 coins worldwide.
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

PACKAGING

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

LENTICULAR TECHNOLOGY

Keep the fun going – tilt the coin and send these animal friends down the slide! By seamlessly interlacing two different-yet-similar images, the 25 mm lenticular design creates the illusion of motion as your viewing angle shifts.

DID YOU KNOW?

The sport of tobogganing originated in Canada in the late 19ᵗʰ century, but long before that, wooden toboggans were used by Indigenous peoples to haul people or loads over snow-covered landscapes. Tubing, sledding and tobogganing continue to be popular winter activities for families in Canada, where it’s a great winter experience for young and old.

Enhanced with lenticular technology to create the illusion of motion, the coin’s reverse features a joyous and carefree winter scene designed by illustrator Emily Chen. Churchill the polar bear, the Toonie’s ($2 coin) mascot, is seen sliding down and around a tree with two friends – a beaver (top) and a rabbit (middle) – while a caribou grazes in the background. When the coin is tilted, a second image is revealed as the fun intensifies: the beaver is sliding down on his tummy, the rabbit is gliding around the swaying tree, and Churchill’s fast descent has caused him to lose his toque. The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT

The Royal Canadian Mint is known as one of the most reputable mints in the world. The Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint opened in 1908 and was renamed The Royal Canadian Mint in 1931 when control was transferred to the Canadian government. Their high standards for excellence and quality allowed them to be the first refinery to manufacture 9999 fine gold bullion coins in 1982, as well as the first to reach 99999 fine gold purity in 1998.