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Get into the holiday spirit with the help of Santa’s fast-moving elves.

He’s made a list… and now he’s checking it twice! Continuing the holiday theme introduced in 2020, the Royal Canadian Mint's 2022 movement coin features a whimsical 3D sculpt of Santa Claus, cast in sterling silver and surrounded by a gold-plated garland. While Santa takes a moment to review this year’s Naughty or Nice list, his happy helpers are busy putting the final touches on all the Christmas preparations—tilt the coin and watch the merry elves move!

An interactive 3D coin for the young and the young at heart.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• The movement coin for 2022. It’s a holiday gift you can play with! Celebrate the magic of Christmas with this 2022 movement coin, featuring an interactive design that shows Santa Claus and his elves at work in his workshop.
• It moves. Tilt the coin and watch as the gravity-activated elves merrily move around Santa Claus!
• Pure silver. Each 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin features a large 65 mm diameter that provides ample space for both the engraved and sculpted elements to come together and form one magical holiday design.
• In high demand. The Royal Canadian Mint movement coins always sell out quickly! All previous coins sold out, and with mintage limited to 1,200 coins, this one is sure to be another sought-after piece.
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

A 3D SANTA

The coin’s reverse features two separate 3D elements that have been cast in sterling silver (92.5% pure): Santa Claus surrounded by gifts, and three merry elves.

GOLD PLATING

Selective gold plating highlights the rim on both sides of the coin, as well as the effigy on the obverse and the elegantly decorated garland on the reverse.

SPECIAL PACKAGING

Instead of being enclosed in a regular capsule, the coin sits on an elegant wooden base and is protected by a clear dome that allows you to view and play with a new holiday keepsake.

DID YOU KNOW?

• While elves are a mainstay of Scandinavian and Germanic folklore, Santa’s elves were a well-kept secret until the mid-1800s, when poems and illustrations provided the first glimpses of what goes on inside Santa’s magical workshop.

DESIGN & ARTIST

Designed by RCM Engraver Ryan Poser, the coin’s reverse features a 3D sculpt of Santa Claus and his elves—both are cast in sterling silver. Surrounded by toys and gifts that will soon be loaded onto his sleigh, Santa holds a scroll and takes a moment to review the Naughty or Nice list; when the coin is tilted, the three gift-bearing elves merrily move around Santa. Selective gold plating adds colour to the rim, the engraved gifts that form a base around Santa, and the decorative garland that surrounds the holiday scene. The obverse features a repeating maple leaf pattern and the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

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.