Based on elevation modelling, your coin’s reverse features Extraordinary High Relief (EHR) technology that adds height to this realistic rendering of the terrain surrounding Lake Louise in Banff National Park (Alberta), in the Canadian Rockies. Glaciers and mountain peaks are frosted to create a silvery snow-capped effect. Lake Louise is struck incuse and filled in with translucent colour enamel that mimics its famous turquoise waters

Inspired by topographic maps, contour lines form a field pattern that frames the reverse and continues on the obverse, which features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt

Extraordinary High Relief (EHR) Technology: The Royal Canadian Mint has applied EHR technology to a 50 mm coin for the very first time – an important RCM milestone.

Realistic Topographic Rendering: Mapping data and an elevation model were provided by a professional cartographer in order to ensure accuracy