2025 Canada 50-cent Whimsical Holiday Tree Lenticular Coin

2025 Canada 50-cent Whimsical Holiday Tree Lenticular Coin

This lenticular holiday keepsake invites you to join Churchill the polar bear and friends for some thrills, near-spills, and endless fun! Once you feel the rush of sledding or tobogganing, you’ll want to do it again and again, and not even hot chocolate can lure our animal friends away from the carefree sliding session depicted here. When you tilt the coin, these playful creatures slide – it’s a heartwarming moment and a light-hearted scene that celebrates the joy and magic of a Canadian winter.

The sport of tobogganing originated in Canada in the late 19th century, but long before that, wooden toboggans were used by Indigenous peoples to haul people or loads over snow-covered landscapes. Tubing, sledding and tobogganing continue to be popular winter activities for families in Canada, where it’s a great winter experience for young and old.

Enhanced with lenticular technology to create the illusion of motion, the coin’s reverse features a joyous and carefree winter scene designed by illustrator Emily Chen. Churchill the polar bear, the Toonie’s ($2 coin) mascot, is seen sliding down and around a tree with two friends – a beaver (top) and a rabbit (middle) – while a caribou grazes in the background. When the coin is tilted, a second image is revealed as the fun intensifies: the beaver is sliding down on his tummy, the rabbit is gliding around the swaying tree, and Churchill’s fast descent has caused him to lose his toque. The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

Special Features:

• A heartwarming design. Cold noses, warm hearts: This winter-themed holiday collectible invites you to join in the fun and re-connect with your most cherished memories of wonderful winter activities!
• Lenticular technology. Keep the fun going – tilt the coin and send these animal friends down the slide! By seamlessly interlacing two different-yet-similar images, the 25 mm lenticular design creates the illusion of motion as your viewing angle shifts.
• Canadian icons. The cast of characters consists of some of Canada’s most iconic wildlife species – we’ve even included Churchill the polar bear, the $2 circulation coin’s mascot, presented here in a more light-hearted, illustration art style.
• Whimsical and endearing. Fun traditions and winter activities are the stuff of childhood memories, and this coin is a cheery celebration of that – it’s an invitation to re-visit those memories and make new ones this holiday season!
• Mark the 2025 holiday season. This fun-for-all-ages coin makes a great gift or stocking stuffer, and it can help preserve your memories of this holiday season.
• Limited supply. Mintage is set to 30,000 coins worldwide.

Packaging:
The coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.