The Gilded Sundial - 1oz 999.9 Gold Glided Silver Coin 20$ Canada 2025
 
Make time to admire this functional sundial—Back with popular demand.
More than just an eye-catching garden adornment, the sundial is humanity’s oldest known timekeeping device—one that functions just as well today as it did in ancient times. An elaborate and functional showcase of craftsmanship, this limited collectible adds a working sundial to your coin collection. Its embellishment is a gold-plated brass gnomon that, when placed in view of the sun and in the direction of true north, casts an angled shadow onto the elaborately engraved gold-plated 99.99% pure silver base to indicate local solar time.
 
Special features
This sundial coin is functional. Your coin’s reverse isn’t just an ode to humanity’s oldest known timekeeping device—it is an actual sundial!
This sundial is appropriate for mid-northern latitudes. To use your coin as a sundial, place it on a flat surface in direct sunlight and with the gnomon pointing north. Take note of where the shadow’s outer edge lines up, and that should indicate the approximate local solar time. (Like any sundial, some additional adjustments may be required due to longitude and the time of year.)
Specially encapsulated. Each coin has been carefully placed inside a taller capsule that can accommodate the additional height of the gnomon.
Low mintage. Only 5,500 sundial coins are available to collectors worldwide—order today!
Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
 
Frosted to perfection
The acanthus leaf motif has a timeless look that harkens back to a bygone era, while various frostings highlight different design elements and give the coin a more brushed appearance.
 
Packaging
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.