2017 20$ Canada 1oz  silver coin Venetian Murano Glass Little Creatures Dogbane Beetle
 
Is the 10th release of the Venetian Glass series, also includ:
2011 - TULIP WITH LADYBUG
2012 - ASTER BUMBLE BEE
2013 - BUTTERFLY PURPLE CONEFLOWER
2013 - CANDY CANE Holiday Season Christmas
2014 - LEOPARD FROG Water Lily
2014 - SNOWMAN Holiday Season Christmas
2015 - TURTLE Broadleaf Arrowhead Flower
2016 - MY ANGEL MURANO
2016 - SNAIL Little Creatures
2017 - DOGBANE BEETLE BUG Little Creatures
2017 - SNOW COVERED TREE
2018 - CATERPILLAR Little Creatures
2018 - HOLIDAY REINDEER
2019 - HOLIDAY WREATH
2020 - HOLIDAY COOKIES
 
Nature is a source of endless fascination, and this beautiful coloured coin celebrates one of its tiniest creations with a Murano glass beetle poised on a coloured design of a dogbane plant. Murano glass is famous for its bright, fluid colours, and this coin’s dogbane beetle (Chrysochus auratus) sparkles and shines with all the eye-catching iridescence that has made insects a popular form of ornamentation since ancient times.
 
Beautifully crafted in 99.99% pure silver with a breathtaking combination of traditional engraving, colour and a Venetian glass dogbane beetle.
 
DESIGN
This coin’s reverse design is punctuated by a shimmering Venetian glass beetle that was handcrafted by master glassmaker Giuliano Donaggio in Murano, Italy. The glass beetle is poised on a coloured design by Canadian artist Maurice Gervais that features the leaves and pink, bell-shaped flowers of the dogbane plant, one of the beetle’s preferred food sources.