- Country:Canada
- Collection:Gold Commemorative $1250
- Metal:Gold
- Year:2016
- Denomination:$1250
- Finish:Proof
- Weight (oz):16.075
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:20
- Product type:Coin
The grizzly bear is one of nature's most imposing sights-even more so when it roars. This exceptionally detailed, low-mintage coin captures all the power of that fearsome stance in pure gold, set against a background depicting the vast remoteness of the Canadian wilderness.
Be one of a very few to own this exquisite work of art as the mintage is set at only 20 coins worldwide. Order yours today!
Special features:
Third and final half-kilogram gold coin in the Call of the Wild series, which celebrates Canada's wildlife.
FINELY DETAILED ENGRAVING! This visually striking coin features finely detailed engraving that captures the strengthand beauty of one of Canada's largest land mammals.
HAND POLISHED TO PROOF PERFECTION! The coin's sizeable surface area offers an ideal canvas for finely detailed engraving, adding further relief and lustre to the design-hand-polished to proof perfection!
CRAFTED IN 99.99% PURE GOLD!
A stunning example of our internationally renowned artistry and craftsmanship.
Your coin is GST/HST exempt.
Design:
The reverse design by Canadian artist Pierre Leducfeatures the profile portrait of a roaring grizzly bear. Viewed from its right side, the grizzly's large, thick-furred head is raised with mouth openin a roar or growl. The bear's characteristicsmall fur-covered ears, sharp teeth, and small dark eyes are presented in beautifully engraved detail.In the background, a river roars through a rocky and remote northern wilderness of bushy undergrowth dotted by sparse evergreens. The sky rises above bear and wilderness, hand-polished to a glowing proof finish.
Did you knowÃ
The grizzly is the second-largest land-based carnivore in North America, after the polar bear. Males average 250 to 350 kilograms and females 125 to 175 kilograms.
Although a grizzly does not hibernate, its metabolism slows down in winter time, making it less active and thus more reliant on stored calories.
Grizzlies can run in bursts of up to 45 kilometres per hour.
Despite their fearsome reputation, grizzlies avoid humancontact.
In the wild, grizzlies can live up to 25 years.
The Canadian range of the grizzly bear once extended as far east as Manitoba, but today is limited to British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.
