2015 $25 Star Charts Series: The Quest – Glow-in-the-Dark Coin

Description

The 2015 $25 Star Charts: The Quest coin is the first release in the Royal Canadian Mint’s enchanting four-coin Star Charts series. Struck in 31.83 g (just over 1 oz) of 99.99% pure silver with a proof finish, this innovative coin combines vibrant full colour artwork with groundbreaking glow-in-the-dark technology. Inspired by First Nations legends surrounding the Big Dipper, it tells the opening chapter of a timeless story about three great hunters pursuing a powerful bear across the night sky. Limited to a mintage of just 7,500 coins, this collectible is both visually striking and culturally meaningful. GST/HST exempt.

Special Features

• First coin in the four-coin Star Charts series

• Glow-in-the-dark technology brings the Big Dipper to life when the lights go out

• Seven glowing stars reveal the three hunters and the great bear in the night sky

• Full colour design celebrating First Nations traditions and storytelling

• 99.99% pure silver with proof finish and selective uncoloured silver stars

• Glow-in-the-dark outer packaging that forms the Big Dipper when all four coins are assembled

• Limited mintage of 7,500 coins worldwide

• Encapsulated with Royal Canadian Mint serialized certificate of authenticity

• GST/HST exempt

Design

Designed by Western Ojibwa artist Cyril Assiniboine, the reverse depicts three hunters answering the elders’ call to stop the great bear before it brings starvation to the people. A hunter in traditional Saulteaux dress dominates the foreground, complete with ceremonial face paint and a shield adorned with a symbolic bear claw motif. In the background, the Big Dipper glows brilliantly in the dark, representing the eternal chase that carried the hunters and the bear into the sky. The obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, along with the denomination and year.

Packaging

The coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint maroon clamshell with a graphic beauty box. The outer packaging also glows in the dark and is designed to align with the other coins in the series to form the complete Big Dipper constellation.

Specifications

• Year: 2015

• Face Value: $25

• Composition: 99.99% pure silver

• Weight: 31.83 g

• Edge: Serrated

• Finish: Proof with full colour and glow-in-the-dark elements

• Mintage: 7,500

• Series: Star Charts

• Artist (Reverse): Cyril Assiniboine

• Artist (Obverse): Susanna Blunt

• Theme: First Nations Legends, Astronomy, Canada’s Heritage

Why Collect This Coin?

Star Charts: The Quest is a landmark issue in Canadian numismatics, blending storytelling, culture, and cutting-edge minting technology. As the first glow-in-the-dark Canadian silver coin and the opening chapter of a celebrated series, it holds special appeal for collectors of Indigenous art, astronomy-themed coins, and innovative Royal Canadian Mint releases.