
Archived
1 oz. Fine Silver Coin - The Caribou - Mintage: 8,500 (2014)
2014
Mintage 8,500
Archived
1 oz. Fine Silver Coin - The Caribou - Mintage: 8,500 (2014)
2014
Mintage 8,500
$70.35 USD
Masters Club:
1,000
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
Stunning colour on engraving, order yours today!
The woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is the only member of the deer family in which females also grow antlers. Biologists believe it may be due to the intense competition caribou face digging for lichen and other plants. Antlers are grown and shed annually, but pregnant females will lose their antlers later than males, possibly to gain an added reservoir of calcium for their gestatingcalves.
Caribou live in Canada’s most isolated regions beyond the 49th parallel. They are categorized into three ecotypes based on specific behaviours and adaptations they have developed by living in different habitats. The tundra ecotype reigns as the farthest-travelling land migrant on earth, spending winter in the boreal forest and moving to the tundra north of the 55th parallel in summer to calve—an astounding roundtrip of 6,000 km per year that perfectly illustrates the vastness that is Canada.
Order yours today!
Special features:
• Your coin is an exquisite portrait of one of Canada’s most intriguing wilderness residents.
• Your coin features colour over engraving in warm, natural tones. The valley and mountainsin the background are depicted in natural, shiningfine silver.
• Expertly depicted by wildlife artist Trevor Tennant.
• Your coin is renderedin fine silver (99.99% pure) and is GST/HST exempt.
• Limited to 8,500 worldwide.
Design:
Your coin was designed by Canadian artist Trevor Tennantand features a full colour caribou set in an engraved mountain landscape.
Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined withflock and protected by a black sleeve.
Order your coin today!
Caribou live in Canada’s most isolated regions beyond the 49th parallel. They are categorized into three ecotypes based on specific behaviours and adaptations they have developed by living in different habitats. The tundra ecotype reigns as the farthest-travelling land migrant on earth, spending winter in the boreal forest and moving to the tundra north of the 55th parallel in summer to calve—an astounding roundtrip of 6,000 km per year that perfectly illustrates the vastness that is Canada.
Order yours today!
Special features:
• Your coin is an exquisite portrait of one of Canada’s most intriguing wilderness residents.
• Your coin features colour over engraving in warm, natural tones. The valley and mountainsin the background are depicted in natural, shiningfine silver.
• Expertly depicted by wildlife artist Trevor Tennant.
• Your coin is renderedin fine silver (99.99% pure) and is GST/HST exempt.
• Limited to 8,500 worldwide.
Design:
Your coin was designed by Canadian artist Trevor Tennantand features a full colour caribou set in an engraved mountain landscape.
Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined withflock and protected by a black sleeve.
Order your coin today!
Specifications
Product Number
128955
Mintage
8,500
Composition
99.99% fine silver
Weight
31.39 g
Edge
serrated
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
20 dollars
Finish
proof
Artist
Trevor Tennant (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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