Set of 8 x 2025 Moon Phases Black Rhodium Plated Puzzle Silver Coins | Royal Canadian Mint

The Lunar cycle unfolds across this puzzle coin set – the first of its kind with black rhodium plating.

The Moon is a powerful force in the natural world, where moonlight and Moon phases can influence everything from wildlife navigation to birdsong. Using selective black rhodium plating to create a high-contrast night view, this wildlife-themed Puzzle Coin Set traces the Lunar cycle across its eight coins: one round centrepiece and seven puzzle-shaped outer pieces. The outer pieces share the same engraved design, but one by one, different Moon phases and animals emerge from under the cover of darkness, as the rhodium plating yields to a portion of the engraving, allowing these silver elements to tell the story. Meanwhile, the Full Moon at the centre casts its silver light on the landscape, offering you a glimpse of what goes on in the wild after dark.

Royal Canadian Mint's first black-rhodium-plated puzzle coin set.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• A first for the RCM. This is the first time they've (selectively) applied black rhodium plating to a puzzle coin set, which is crafted in 99.99% pure silver.
• Using contrast to tell the story. The seven outer pieces all share the same engraved design featuring the Moon, a Great Horned Owl, white-tailed deer, grizzly bears, little brown bats, wolves, a North American beaver and a Common Nighthawk. Only a portion of the Moon and one species are unobscured by black rhodium on each puzzle piece, where these silver elements tell the story.
• Same size as the 2023 set. Your Puzzle Coin Set consists of a round centrepiece and seven puzzle-shaped outer pieces.
• Only 1,100 sets. Mintage is very low, with only 1,100 sets available to collectors worldwide.
• Includes mini booklet. Each 2025 Puzzle Coin Set comes with a mini booklet that describes the design elements on each puzzle piece.
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
• Dimensions: 111.3 mm (Central coin: 50 mm; Individual puzzle pieces: 47.4 mm x 30.65 mm x 21.54 mm)
• No GST/HST.

PACKAGING

Your puzzle coin set comes encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded wood case with a black beauty box. Also included is a mini booklet that describes the design elements on each puzzle piece.

INSPIRED BY THE MOONS INFLUENCE ON NATURE

Step inside a beautiful nocturnal landscape: this wildlife-themed Puzzle Coin Set takes a closer look at the phases of the Moon, with the entire Lunar cycle unfolding across its eight (8) coins.

A CHALLENGING DESIGN

The plating plunges the design into darkness, setting the tone for a dramatic night view, while the non-plated elements on each coin reveal a different Moon phase and animal – a storytelling feature that was very challenging to execute.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Moon is the biggest and brightest object in our night sky, and the luminance of a full Moon is about 250 times greater than that of a new Moon night. The extra light makes it easier to see your surroundings at night, but it also helps visual predators, meaning prey species may be at higher risk of predation during that Moon phase. The Lunar cycle repeats every 29.5 days.

Inspired by the Lunar cycle and the Moon’s influence on nature, the assembled eight-piece puzzle set features a reverse design by artist Caitlin Lindstrom-Milne, with black rhodium plating setting the tone for a nighttime view.

The round centrepiece features a nocturnal landscape inhabited by bats, wolves and bears, and illuminated by a full Moon that appears larger near the horizon, allowing a clear view of its surface features. Around this central piece, seven interconnecting, puzzle-shaped pieces share the same engraved, forest-themed design. On each piece, selective black rhodium plating conceals most of the engraving in order to reveal a different Moon phase and a known nocturnal or crepuscular Canadian animal (clockwise from the right/3 o’clock position): white-tailed deer for the new Moon; a Great Horned Owl for the waxing crescent; wolves for the first quarter; a North American beaver for the waxing gibbous; a Common Nighthawk for the waning gibbous; grizzly bears for the third quarter; and little brown bats for the waning crescent Moon.

Each coin’s obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT

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.