RCM News: 125th Anniversary Of The Invention Of Basketball Now Available With Three Payments

Royal Canadian Mint - Designed by Canadian artist Glen Green, this coin uses the coin's deeply convex curvature to recreate the rounded shape of a basketball. In addition to the engineering complexity of the coin's unusual shape, precision engraving replicates the tactile elements that are famously associated with the basketball—specifically the recessed lines and dimpled surface—while the application of colour captures its iconic orange appearance. In the foreground, an engraved action shot captures the classic, fast-paced intensity of the game: the player on the left leaps towards the net as he goes for a dunk shot, while the player on the right moves quickly to defend the shot with his outstretched arm. On both sides, two engraved basketballs overlap the wide band that frames the reverse image, where the word "CANADA" is engraved above the commemorative dates "1891-2016" that mark basketball's 125th anniversary. As the one side of your coin is convex, the other side is concave.

2016 Pure Silver Coloured Coin - 125th Anniversary of the Invention of Basketball