The story, as told by the artist Jason Bouwman The canoe has become as much a part of the Canadian visual lexicon as the Canada goose, the beaver and the maple leaf. This design shows a young person enjoying a recreational outing. The boy breaks from paddling to dip his hand in the water… and touches the past – the reflection reveals an early native paddler (or voyageur) in a traditional birch-bark canoe as it also appears on the early silver dollar of 1935. The triptych where the coin with capsule and transparent bag is attached is the 2011 Certificate of Authenticity authorized by the Government of Canada and issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in a limited edition. 99.99% pure silver Coin is encapsulated and put in a vinyl pouch. Has never been out of it.