Gold Coin - $100 - 2012 - Royal Canadian Mint - 150th Anniversary of the Cariboo Gold Rush.
Mintage: 2500.
Composition: 58.33% gold, 41.67% silver.
Weight (g): 12.
Diameter(mm): 27.
Finish: Proof.
The reverse intricate design, Canadian artist Tony Bianco depicts prospectors as they pan and sluice for gold in a river. In the background, a man sits astride one of the infamous Laumeister camels surrounded by the rugged terrain that gives evidence of the challenging conditions prospectors faced during the Cariboo Gold Rush. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.