- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $20
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2014
- Denomination:$20
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):1.009
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:4960
- Product type:Coin
Although the white-tailed deer is common across much of southern Canada, seeing one is still a special treat for nature lovers. A symbol of the elusive yet constant presence of nature in this land, the white-tailed deer is now available for viewing year round-thanks to this exquisite new series of coins from the Royal Canadian Mint.
A thoughtful and valuable gift for nature lovers and artaficionados. A popular series, collect them all!
Special features:
¥ This 1-ounce 99.99% pure silver coin features expert engraving and multiple finishes against a brilliant mirrored background to bring out the stunning details in this image of a doe and her fawns.
¥ 4th and final silver coin in this series, featuring the white-tailed deer.
¥ This 1-ounce coin features edge lettering indicating its metal weight.
¥ A low mintage of only 7,500 coins means that this edition is sure to be sought after by collectors.
¥ The Royal Canadian Mint has rarely featured the white-tailed deer on itsnumismatic coins.
¥ A beautiful addition to any collection featuring fine artwork, natural images, native speciesof Canada, symbols of awe and nature, or Canadiana.
¥ GST/HST exempt.
Coin design:
The reverse design by Canadian artist Trevor Tennant features a white-tailed doe and her two young fawns in their summer habitat. In this evocative scene, the doe walks behind her two knock-kneed and spotted offspring through a grassy clearing backed by young boreal forest:the deer's preferred warm-weather habitat. In the lower left centre of the image, one young fawn glances to the left, its long ears extended back behind its head as it listens to its mother behind it. Viewed from the front with its ungainly little body in a graceful curve, the fawn's youthful spots are clearly displayed, along with its long slender legs. Its sibling walks beside it, on the right side of the image, looking toward the right. Its front left leg is raised as it takes an uncertain step forward. Like its sibling, it keeps at least one ear trained on its mother at all times. Behind the fawns, thelarge doe walks with her head bowed toward her offspring, her slim but muscular body presented in dimensional detail by Royal Canadian Mint engravers. Eachblade of grass below them, each narrow tree trunk in the background, the gentle slope of a distant hillside in the forest: all are engraved with the finestcare to bring out the full beauty of the scene.
