2015 Canada 50 Cent Toronto Pan Am/Parapan Am Games

After years of rigorous training, fuelled by determination, passion and unwavering dedication to their sport, more than 7,500 athletes will compete in the TORONTO 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. Each athlete will strive to perform their personal best in the hopes of winning the greatest symbol of athletic excellence—a gold medal. Join the spirit of the "People's Games" alongsidethe athletes, organizers and volunteers with this highly collectible numismatic inspiration of the gold medal from the TORONTO 2015 Games, and preserve their legacy forever!
Enjoy a rare close-up view of the detailed, multi-layered design that will grace every gold medal won at the TORONTO 2015 Games. It's a beautiful blend of artistry and storytelling that captures the energy and vibrancy of this historic international multi-sport event.
Special features:
•    OWN THE COMPLETE SET! This is just one of three stunning TORONTO 2015 Pan American and Parapan Am Games coins. Order all three to make a complete set!
•    Detailed engraving provides a showcase for the breathtaking combination of artistry and storytelling, resulting in a truly stunning numismatic inspiration of the gold medals to be awardedat the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games—as proudly created by the Royal Canadian Mint!
•    The multi-layered design includes unique textural elements that infuse each medal—and each coin—with vibrancy and energy, including an engraved recreation of the eye-catching, mokume gane insert adorning each of the medals.
•    A rare opportunity to add a commemorative symbol of athletic excellence to your collection, and to possess your very own replica for which the athletes will be competing to win.
•    A valuable keepsake to rememberthis high-level competition and the spirit of the Games long after the last medals of the TORONTO 2015Pan Am/Parapan Am Games have been awarded.
•    Its artistic concept makes this coin awonderful gift for any art appreciator and sports enthusiast.
About the Design:
This coin offers a numismatic replica of the competition medals to be awarded for gold performances at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Masterful engraving is enhanced by a stunning combination of reliefs, while artistry and storytelling are brought together through symbolic elements that represent both the natural world and the spirit of the Games. Three irregular shapes represent the participating nations from North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and are layered in a way thatresembles the steps of the medal podium. The curvednature of these shapes take their inspiration fromthe TORONTO 2015 logo (as seen on the top shape) and reference the open, accessible nature of the HostCity. Dynamic pictograms featured on the middle shape reference the Games' official motto—United We Play!—by inspiring people to come together through sport. Unique patterns further celebrate diversity while adding an element of textural interest, including a beautifully engraved version of the mokume gane insert that adorns each medal; another crescent-shape represents water as a sustaining element for us all, with flowing lines that symbolize the rivers and oceans of the Pan American region.
The Pan Am and Parapan Am Games are held every four years, in the year preceding the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. They have been held twice before in Canada, in 1967 and 1999, both times in Winnipeg, Manitoba. TORONTO 2015—the "People's Games"—emphasize accessibility and the coming together of 41 countries and territories through the power of sport and culture..