2020 $3 Fine Silver Floral Emblems of Canada Prairie Crocus - Manitoba
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One of several provincial emblems selected by popular vote, the enchanting prairie crocus is in bloom in this fifth Floral Emblems of Canada series coin. The reverse design by Canadian artist Lisa Thomson-Khan features a colour portrait of the official floral emblem of Manitoba, the prairie crocus. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
Gosling plant, pasque-flower, windflower and more—Manitoba's floral emblem, the prairie crocus, is a very early flowering beauty that goes by many names. Fluffy and fuzzy, this purple-coloured sign of spring became the province's official flower in 1906, when it was suggested by the Manitoba Horticultural Society and put to a vote among the province's schoolchildren.
The prairie crocus has pale blue or purple flowers arising from the woody rootstock that appear very early in spring, and the whole plant is covered with woolly, white hairs. The flowers are about four centimetres in diameter, each with five to seven petal-like sepals, and many pistils and bright yellow stamens. When folded, the outer surface of the sepals appears covered in the white, woolly hairs. The flowers are open during the day but close at night. After the flower fades and its sepals fall off, the pistils develop into a shaggy cluster of seeds, each seed with its own feathery plume. The leaves, grey-green and much divided, do not appear until the flower fades.
Did you know?
Like all anemones, the prairie crocus does not have true petals. The blue or purple-coloured parts that look like petals are modified sepals.
• Mintage: 4,000
• Diameter: 27 mm
• Weight: over 1/4 oz fine silver
• GST/HST exempt
Includes:
• 2020 $3 Prairie Crocus Fine Silver Coin, Manitoba
Note: due to delays at the Royal Canadian Mint, the scheduled shipping date for this item is August 2020.
Gosling plant, pasque-flower, windflower and more—Manitoba's floral emblem, the prairie crocus, is a very early flowering beauty that goes by many names. Fluffy and fuzzy, this purple-coloured sign of spring became the province's official flower in 1906, when it was suggested by the Manitoba Horticultural Society and put to a vote among the province's schoolchildren.
The prairie crocus has pale blue or purple flowers arising from the woody rootstock that appear very early in spring, and the whole plant is covered with woolly, white hairs. The flowers are about four centimetres in diameter, each with five to seven petal-like sepals, and many pistils and bright yellow stamens. When folded, the outer surface of the sepals appears covered in the white, woolly hairs. The flowers are open during the day but close at night. After the flower fades and its sepals fall off, the pistils develop into a shaggy cluster of seeds, each seed with its own feathery plume. The leaves, grey-green and much divided, do not appear until the flower fades.
Did you know?
Like all anemones, the prairie crocus does not have true petals. The blue or purple-coloured parts that look like petals are modified sepals.
• Mintage: 4,000
• Diameter: 27 mm
• Weight: over 1/4 oz fine silver
• GST/HST exempt
Includes:
• 2020 $3 Prairie Crocus Fine Silver Coin, Manitoba
Note: due to delays at the Royal Canadian Mint, the scheduled shipping date for this item is August 2020.
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