Starbucks British Columbia mug: Discovery Series
The British Columbia Discovery Series mug shows a dark blue crested bird that looks like a Steller's jay, a leaping fish, a dogwood-like flower, a kayaker, a ski boot, a tent and a forested lake.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- British Columbia, Canada
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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British Columbia keeps an official list of symbols, and three of them seem to be on this mug. The crested blue bird above the lettering (2) looks like the Steller's jay, the provincial bird since 1987 [4]. The large white-and-blue flower beside the handle (4) looks like the Pacific dogwood, the floral emblem since 1956 [4]. The leaping salmon at the upper right (3) matches the Pacific salmon added to the list in 2013 [4], though the mug does not say which species. The mug labels none of them, so the links are ours. A kayaker, a ski boot and a lake with a boat complete the scene (5, 6, 7).
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
BRITISH COLUMBIA in light blue capitals on two lines over a dark green circle, with a few light blue water drops beside the first line.
- 2
- 3Leaping fish, possibly a Pacific salmon
A blue, turquoise and yellow fish with a dotted back arcs out of the water above the lettering. It may be a Pacific salmon, which is the province's official fish, but the stylised drawing cannot show which species. The mug doesn't name it.[1]
- 4
- 5Kayaker
A paddler in a pale blue life jacket, cap and sunglasses holds a double-bladed paddle in a long blue kayak, below the lettering. Wavy turquoise lines run across the water beneath the boat.
- 6Ski boot
A teal and yellow ski boot with buckles stands on top of two ski poles, with the wrist straps of the poles hanging down, with snowflakes beside it at the upper left. The mug doesn't say where it is set. The yellow-striped poles run down to baskets by the tent.
- 7Forest and lake
Dark blue pines, a yellow-green headland and a blue cliff rise at the right of the lettering, with a small bridge with diagonal truss struts across the water. Pale ripples run across the lake in front, and a white waterfall runs down the yellow-green hill above the bridge. The mug doesn't name the place.
- 8Tent, canoe and campfire smoke
At the lower left a pale blue tent stands on a yellow bank, with grey-blue smoke curling up behind it and a dark canoe at the water's edge in front, a small campfire under the smoke and a snowshoe-like oval leaning on the tent. Two light green pines and two dark bare trunks stand between the tent and the green circle.
- 9Pale blue striped shape at the left edge
At the far left, where the drawing turns away from the camera, a pale blue shape with grey stripes and a few small black dots is cut off by the edge of the photo. It is too partial to identify, so we describe it only.
The photo shows one side of the mug. The back and the area behind the handle are out of view.
Collector notes
- The inside of this mug is periwinkle blue, which shows at the rim in the photo.
- Alberta, Vancouver, Vancouver Island and Whistler also appear on our Discovery checklists; this one is lettered BRITISH COLUMBIA on two lines.
- The side of the mug opposite the handle is not in any photo, so there may be more drawings there.
Before you buy
BRITISH COLUMBIA runs over two lines on this mug. Alberta, Vancouver, Vancouver Island and Whistler have separate Discovery mugs, and a Been There British Columbia mug exists, so match the lettering. The inside rim is periwinkle blue.
