Specimen Coin - $2 - 1999 - Royal Canadian Mint - Founding of Nunavut
Canada 1999 Nunavut $2 Specimen Coin In Maple Wood Box (Official Royal Canadian Mint Issue)
A small number of specimen $2 coins were issued by the Mint in their test-marketing program. These coins are individually packaged in a Royal Canadian Mint maple wood box, with the design of the coin laser engraved into it.
This was the only way these specimen $2 coins (each with a satin finish) were issued.
The original mintage was well under 5,000 for each coin!
Nunavut First Nations artist Germaine Arnaktauyok created a special design, Native Drum Dancer, to commemorate the founding of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory. This design appeared on all 1999 two-dollar coins produced for general circulation.