Fine Silver Coin - Wood B...
$69.95 CAD
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Fine Silver Coin - Wood Bison (2011)
2011
Mintage 10,000
ARCHIVED
Fine Silver Coin - Wood Bison (2011)
2011
Mintage 10,000
$69.95 CAD
Masters Club:
700
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
One in a series of four coins designed by Canadian Aboriginal artist Corrine Hunt- designer of the gold, silver, and bronze medals, produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Other coins available in this series...
Cornerstone of prairie culture and ecology.
The Wood Bison once dominated the westernplains. It was a critical source of food and materialsfor First Nations communities that virtuallycollapsed when over-hunting by Europeansdecimated bison populations. Conservation effortshave begun to re-establish bison populations, butthey remain far below their former million-mark.
Express your passion for the Canadian wilderness—treasures to cherish and preserve.
Celebrated First Nation’s artist Corrine Hunt has brought her distinctive vision of traditional Kwakwaka’wakw and Tlingit forms to create these special-edition collectibles. Every design is visual poetry that gives the time-honoured traditions of conservation and respect a contemporary voice with powerful lines and well-honed economy in composition.
2011 is the International Year of Forests—a time to reflect on the significant role the wilderness plays in reducing global warming and preserving the earth’s environmental balance.
The Wood Bison once dominated the westernplains. It was a critical source of food and materialsfor First Nations communities that virtuallycollapsed when over-hunting by Europeansdecimated bison populations. Conservation effortshave begun to re-establish bison populations, butthey remain far below their former million-mark.
Express your passion for the Canadian wilderness—treasures to cherish and preserve.
Celebrated First Nation’s artist Corrine Hunt has brought her distinctive vision of traditional Kwakwaka’wakw and Tlingit forms to create these special-edition collectibles. Every design is visual poetry that gives the time-honoured traditions of conservation and respect a contemporary voice with powerful lines and well-honed economy in composition.
2011 is the International Year of Forests—a time to reflect on the significant role the wilderness plays in reducing global warming and preserving the earth’s environmental balance.
Specifications
Product Number
114821
Mintage
10,000
Composition
99.99% pure silver
Weight
15.87 g
Edge
serrated
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
10 dollars
Finish
proof
Artist
Corrine Hunt (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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