• Country:Canada
• Collection:Gold Commemorative $10
• Metal:Gold
• Year:2023
• Denomination:$10
• Finish:Complete
• Weight (oz):0.25
• Purity:0.9999
• Mintage:
• Product type:Coin

A striking yet secretive symbol of this nation's wild spaces, the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is one of three species of wild cats that inhabit Canada's boreal forest.

A variety of bullion coins and bars are available to purchase through select dealers. The retail price of bullion products is based on the international gold, silver and platinum market prices, which vary daily. Bullion coins do not have any fixed mintage unless otherwise stated.

This medium-sized felid is slightly larger than the bobcat, with males weighing up to 11 kilograms and standing up to 56 centimetres at the shoulders.

Generally solitary, the lynx is known to have acute sight and superb hearing. It is easily recognized by its black-tipped ears, bobbed tail and broad, furry feet. Those mitten-like paws act like snowshoes in the winter, allowing it to easily move across soft snow, while its thick brown and grey fur provides much-needed warmth.

Encounters in the wild are surprisingly rare, due in part to the lynx's largely nocturnal activities and its avoidance of human contact. It forms one half of a predator-prey relationship with the snowshoe hare-in fact, the two species' population cycles are closely linked. In order to meet its nutritional needs, the lynx must feed on one or two hares every three days-and up to 200 hares in one year-but the lynx is not a fast runner; instead, this stealthy hunter quietly lies in wait, then stalks and ambushes its prey at close range.

Special features

Seventh in the popular and long-running Animal Portrait series of bullion coins.
Crafted by Royal Canadian Mint engravers using a variety of engraving techniques and frostings, which add a life-like quality to this portrait of Canada's most common wild cat.
Features a gorgeous reverse proof finish, with a frosted/matte background that contrasts beautifully with the brilliant relief and emphasizes the lynx's features.