Pièce 1 once d'or Collection Pureté cristalline : Diamant De Beers Ideal cœur 2023 | Monnaie royale canadienne

Experience a unique and unmistakable symbol of love: A Canadian heart-shaped diamond that reaches great heights.

It is the shape we use to express and convey our strongest emotion: love. An extraordinary statement stone, a heart-shaped diamond is as unique as the person who possesses it, or the special bond you share. It is one of the most difficult diamond shapes to achieve, requiring great skill and precision cutting to achieve its superior brilliance, spectacular fire and perfect symmetry from clef to point. These qualities are exhibited by the 0.23-carat De Beers Ideal Heart diamond on this 99.99% pure gold coin’s reverse, where ultra-high relief (UHR) engraving surrounds, lifts and emphasizes a beauty that is purely brilliant.

Complete your Purely Brilliant collection with this fifth and final piece.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• The De Beers promise. Marked by the promise of superior beauty, utmost purity and responsible sourcing, each De Beers Ideal Cut diamond adds maximum clarity, brilliance and light to your collection.
• A Canadian diamond. Canada is one of the world’s largest diamond producers and this coin has the added distinction of featuring a piece of Canada’s mining history: its diamond has been sourced from one of Canada’s finest diamond mines.
• A rare gem. Only 350 of these jewellery-inspired, diamond-and-gold masterpieces are available worldwide.
• Two certificates of authenticity. Your coin comes in a wooden case packaged in a graphic beauty box that features a magnified view of the coin design. You also get TWO serialized certificates of authenticity: one from the Royal Canadian Mint; and one for the diamond, provided by Crossworks Manufacturing.
• No GST/HST

PACKAGING

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded wooden case with a graphic beauty box.

HEART CUT DIAMOND**

Last coin in this five-part series—complete your collection! In partnership with Canada’s premier diamantaire, Crossworks Manufacturing, each coin features a De Beers Ideal heart-shaped diamond, a patented cut that unleashes the spectacular beauty and fire within.

THE HEIGHT OF LUXURY

Your coin combines three of the most luxurious coin features in one unforgettable design:

• A 0.23-carat De Beers Ideal Heart diamond;
• 99% pure gold, the height of gold purity; and
• Ultra High Relief (UHR) engraving for unparalleled height and depth.

DID YOU KNOW?

A heart-shaped diamond often starts out as a pear-shaped one, which is further modified by cutting a cleft (“v”-shaped indentation) and rounding the sides to form the symbol of eternal love.

No one knows its exact origins, but literary evidence indicates the heart diamond shape already existed in the 15th century. These complex-shaped, fancy cut diamonds were popular among aristocrats and royalty, such as Queen Elizabeth I, who was given a heart-shaped diamond ring by Mary, Queen of Scots as an expression of goodwill.

The reverse design by Chris and Rosina Reid of Three Degrees Creative is inspired by the 0.23 carat De Beers Ideal Heart diamond centrepiece. The engraved arrangement is an artistic interpretation of the diamond’s light performance, and features rising layers of various shapes engraved in Ultra High Relief (UHR). The obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. The obverse also bears a special marking that includes four pearls symbolizing the four effigies that have graced Canadian coins and the double date of her reign.

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. The Royal Canadian Mint is renowned for producing some of the highest quality and purity of gold and silver bullion coins and bars in the world. 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.