- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $125 Half Kilo
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2016
- Denomination:$125
- Finish:Proof
- Weight (oz):16.075
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:440
- 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 fine silver, set against a background depicting the vast remoteness of the Canadian wilderness.
Be one of a very few to own this exquisite workof art as the mintage is set at only 600 coins worldwide. Order yours today!
Special features:
Third half-kilogram silver coin in the Call of the Wild series, which celebrates Canada's wildlife.
FINELY DETAILED ENGRAVING! This visually striking coin features finelydetailed engraving that captures the strength and 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 SILVER!
A stunning example of our internationally renowned artistry and craftsmanship.
Your coin is GST/HST exempt.
Design:
The reverse design by Canadian artist Pierre Leduc features the profile portrait of a roaring grizzly bear. Viewed from its right side, the grizzly's large, thick-furred head is raised with mouth open in a roar or growl. The bear's characteristic small 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 females125 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 human contact.
In the wild, grizzlies can live up to 25 years.
The Canadian range of the grizzly bear once extendedas far east as Manitoba, but today is limited to British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories,Nunavut, and Yukon.
