1670 -2020 24ct Gold Proof Quarter 1/4 ounce Coin Canada Relics of New France Louis XIV 999.

Manufacturer: Royal Canadian Mint 🇨🇦

Issuing Country: Canada

Year: 2020

Monarch: Elizabeth II (1953 - 2022)

Denomination: $10

Metal: Gold

Purity: .9999

Metal Content: 1/4 Troy Ounce

Weight: 7.80 Grams

Diameter: 20.00mm

Quality: Gold Proof

Mintage: 1,500 Worldwide

In 2020 to celebrate Relics of New France Louis XIV, the Royal Canadian Mint released a Limited Issue Louis XIV $10 Ten Dollar Gold Proof Coin struck in solid fine .9999 Gold weighing one quarter of an ounce of pure gold.

The reverse design re-creates the Louis XIV 15 Sol Coin issued in 1670 and features the Royal Arms of France designed by Jean-Baptiste Dufour while the obverse features Susanna Blunts portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

-Limited Mintage of 1,500 Coins Worldwide

-Finished to Royal Canadian Mint's Reverse Proof Quality

-Struck in Solid Fine .9999 Gold Weighing One Quarter of an Ounce of Pure Gold