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The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a gold-plated coin in the shape of Ukrainian Easter egg pysanka.

The coin is the third pysanka in the collection of the Canadian mint, but the first of its kind to feature reverse gold plating. The coin is minted from 31.82 grams of pure silver with gilding and will have a denomination of 20 Canadian dollars. The shipping will start on February 6, and the overall mintage is 5,000 coins, Ukrainian People website reports.

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