5 oz 2025 Lawren S. Harris: Baffin Island Mountains Proof Silver Coin | Royal Canadian Mint

A Lawren S. Harris original is transformed into fine silver art.

A key member of the Group of Seven whose paintings shaped Canada’s artistic identity, Lawren S. Harris presented a singular vision of Northern Canada in his series of Arctic works, which include the canvas Baffin Island Mountains (c. 1931). The stylized mountain landscape appears stark at first glance, but it is filled with contrasts that imbue the painting with light and spiritual energy. The scene is far from flat, and neither is our take on it: this dimensionally sculpted, 99.99% pure silver version places the focus on Harris’ bold lines and symmetrical composition, using various frostings and relief heights to mimic the original contrasts and forms that inspire reverence for nature in its purest form.

See Baffin Island through an artist’s eyes. Instead of colour, varying relief heights and contrasting frostings mimic the original interplay of light and shadow.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• From canvas to coin. See Baffin Island through an artist’s eyes, with this engraved version of an iconic painting by renowned Canadian landscape painter Lawren S. Harris.
• Includes art card. Each coin comes with an art card featuring a colour image of the original painting for a side-by-side comparison.
• One of the most influential modern Canadian artists. One of the most important figures in modern Canadian art, Harris was a founding member of the Group of Seven painters and a major supporter of fellow Canadian artists.
• Pure silver. Your coin is crafted in 5 oz. of 99.99% pure silver with a stunning proof finish.
• A limited work of art. Mintage is limited to only 1,250 coins available worldwide.
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
• No GST/HST.

PACKAGING

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box. It is accompanied by an art card featuring a colour print of the original painting.

SCULPTED ART

While bold colours characterize much of Harris’s work, this engraved adaptation of Baffiin Island Mountains shifts the focus to the strong composition and the simplified forms used to convey the spiritual essence of the Arctic landscape.

CONTRASTING FROSTINGS

Varying relief heights and contrasting frostings mimic the original interplay of light and shadow.

DID YOU KNOW?

Baffin Island Mountains is one of six large canvases produced by Harris after his 1930 voyage to the Eastern Arctic. Harris spent two months aboard the supply vessel S.S. Beothic, visiting various sites and completing over 50 oil sketches.

Completed circa 1931, the original painting remained in private hands until May 29, 2001, when it went up for auction and sold for $2.2 million. At the time, it was the highest price ever paid for a Canadian painting; it was later donated to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) as part of the Thomson Collection of Canadian Art, where it is currently on view.

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The Royal Canadian Mint is known as one of the most reputable mints in the world. The Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint opened in 1908 and was renamed The Royal Canadian Mint in 1931 when control was transferred to the Canadian government. Their high standards for excellence and quality allowed them to be the first refinery to manufacture 9999 fine gold bullion coins in 1982, as well as the first to reach 99999 fine gold purity in 1998.