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99.999% Pure Gold Coin - Canadian Wildlife Portraits: The Caribou

Gold 2021 Mintage 450

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99.999% Pure Gold Coin - Canadian Wildlife Portraits: The Caribou

Gold 2021 Mintage 450

$3,253.91 USD

Masters Club: 45,000 Status: CAN & US shipping only

Availability: Out of stock in stores

About

The caribou is the subject of our 2021 .99999 pure gold animal portrait.

One of our most iconic creatures is the caribou, an antlered resident of our untamed landscapes and a cornerstone of Indigenous culture. Its strength and resilience, as well as its agility and beauty, make it a fitting emblem of Canada itself. Its image never ceases to inspire, especially when captured in exceptionally fine detail and in the highest standard of gold purity (99.999% of five 9s), as seen on this numismatic work of art.

Yours to own: A magnificent ‘five nines’ portrait that is sure to inspire.

Special features:

Third coin: This is Coin #3 in an annual wildlife-themed celebration that began with the cougar in 2019.
The height of gold purity: A gold purity level of 99.999% (“five nines”) makes this one of the purest gold coins in the world.
Low mintage: Mintage is set to 450 coins available to collectors worldwide.
Includes serialized certificate: The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
No GST/HST

Features

An icon

By combining two different views, this design captures the majesty of the caribou and conveys its strength, even at rest.

Detailed art

Every coin in this series is a limited-edition work of art that features strong textural details and subtle artistic nuances, all precisely engraved on a premium gold piece.

Specifications

Product Number 200355

Mintage 450

Composition 99.999% pure gold

Weight 35 g

Diameter 34 mm

Edge Serrated

Certificate Serialized

Face Value 350 dollars

Finish Proof

Packaging Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

DID YOU KNOW?

There are over a million caribou in Canada, which is home to several types of them. The barren-ground caribou, which migrates seasonally from the tundra to our northern forests, is the most numerous; other types of caribou include the forest-dwelling woodland caribou and the smaller Peary caribou, which roams the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

Unlike other members of the deer family (Cervidae), both the male and female caribou carry antlers, which are shed and re-grown each year of their adult life. Males (bulls) shed their antlers in the fall, but females (cows) usually keep theirs through the winter.

Design & Artist

Reverse

W. Allan Hancock

Obverse

Susanna Blunt

Designed by Canadian wildlife artist W. Allan Hancock, your coin’s reverse captures the majesty of the caribou (Rangifer tarandus)in an equally majestic alpine landscape. A close view allows for a detailed view of the caribou’s features, especially the antlers that reach up to the partly cloudy sky, while a second caribou steps into sight in the distance. Also engraved on the reverse arethe word “CANADA” and the year “2021”. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

W. Allan Hancock, Artist

"The bull’s most striking feature is its large antlers. By offering both a close-up and a full-body view, I hoped to present the caribou more completely."

W. Allan Hancock, Artist

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