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Only 275 coins were created. So, while its face value is $200, it is a collector香蕉视频直播檚 item and costs $4,199.95 to purchase.

Yahl 香蕉视频直播楢adas was contacted by the RCM, along with several other artists to submit concept drawings for the project, she said.

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It was a surprise for her friends and family because she had to keep details of the project quite.

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This is the fourth coin in the Celebrating Canada香蕉视频直播檚 Diversity series and pays homage to traditional knowledge of the Haida as well as a guiding principle to the Haida worldview 香蕉视频直播� the interconnectedness of all living things.

香蕉视频直播淗aida have lived through thousands of years of changing landscapes. We have been people of the tundra, people of the ice. For over 10,000 years, we have been ocean people. No matter our environment, we have always been Haida,香蕉视频直播� Jisgang Nika Collison, executive director at the Haida Gwaii Museum, stated.

香蕉视频直播淭his masterful coin pays great respect to our homeland, values and lifeways of yesterday and today. It pays homage to our Elders, children and future generations. It is a precious reminder of our inextricable relationship with, and responsibility to, our home and each other. And, it香蕉视频直播檚 gorgeous!香蕉视频直播�

Each of the previous three coins in the series features a gem in the centre, including one with a Madagascar ruby and another with an emerald. Yahl 香蕉视频直播楢adas香蕉视频直播� design also features a special centre, a nod to the ocean.

香蕉视频直播淭he abalone shell was the clear choice for the inlay as it is traditionally used to adorn Haida art; it also added to the theme of interconnection, by representing our ties to the ocean that surrounds Haida Gwaii,香蕉视频直播� Yahl 香蕉视频直播楢adas stated.

Abalone shell comes from a mollusk that is a traditional food for Haida. Abalone would have been harvested using a k铆it香蕉视频直播櫭簎, which is a two-pronged spear with sharpened branches connected to a cedar pole, the RCM website states.

Surrounding the shell centrepiece are two rings of formline design.

The outer ring was made to represent the eyes of Haida Elders and knowledge holders who watch over the younger generation, represented by the inner ring.

Yahl 香蕉视频直播楢adas had only a couple of weeks to develop the concept for the design but once it was selected she had some time to refine it. She said it took a couple of attempts to get it right.

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The two rings of formline are separated by a rope design.

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Cedar plays an important role in Haida culture and beliefs, the website goes on to explain, from hats and clothing to tools, baskets, canoes, longhouses and more.

While 275 coins were created, each one is actually one-of-a-kind since no two abalone shells are the same.