Canada 2017 Bighorn Sheep Majestic Animals Sculpture $100 10 Oz Silver Full OGP
The Royal Canadian Mint brings us innovation at its finest - a ten troy ounce pure silver multi-dimensional coin! The poured silver statuette of a Bighorn Sheep Ram by wildlife artist Karl Lansing, plated in 24-karat gold, rises out of the proof coin!
Is famous for effortlessly ascending the steep slopes of Americas Rocky Mountains, where the rams curled horns are a symbol of status among Native Americans, who respect it as a powerful and resilient totem. Rising up like the alpine terrain it inhabits, the bighorn-shaped sculpture on this pure. Silver coin perfectly conveys the beauty, strength and dauntless.
Spirit of this indomitable North American species! Original Work of Art by Renowned Big Game Sculptor Karl Lansing. Designed by Canadian big game wildlife sculptor Karl Lansing, your coin offers a superb sculptural celebration of an animal ambassador for Canadas mountainous landscape: the bighorn sheep. This muscular mammal rises up from the coins silver surface, its authority unchallenged as it stands poised on a rocky outcropping, surveying its surroundings. Enhanced by opulent gold plating, the cast-silver sculpture truly shines thanks to the outstanding amount of detail, including the textured appearance of the bighorns pelage, and the rings that line the rams spiralled horns.
Despite its unusual shape, each coin is safely housed inside a dome-like capsule that protects it. The coin-cum-statue rests on a wooden plinth or base, lined with black velvet, that conceals a hidden compartment for the certificate. The entire base and dome assembly is protected by a black outer box.
An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included. An Array of Impressive Features! AN OUTSTANDING ROYAL CANADIAN MINT FIRST! Your coin's large diameter (65 mm) provides the perfect pedestal for the gold-plated silver wildlife-shaped embellishment emerging from the coin!
WILDLY POPULAR NEW FIVE-COIN SERIES! Enjoy all the animals in the new series Sculptures of Majestic Canadian Animals, which depicts wildlife in a uniquely multi-dimensional approach. Coins in the series include: grizzly bear, cougar, elk, bighorn sheep, and wolf. A testament to the Royal Canadian Mint's spirit of innovative artistry and craftsmanship, the silver statuette is uniquely shaped to recreate each animal's most distinctive features.
Despite its unusual shape, each coin is safely protected inside a dome-like capsule that protects it from the elements. Limited mintage worldwide of just 1,200 coins. PURE SILVER - AND LOTS OF IT! Your statuette coin is crafted from ten troy ounces of 99.9% pure silver with 24-karat gold plating. One hundred dollars Canadian legal tender.
Technology Note - Gold Plating. The Royal Canadian Mints proprietary selective gold plating process is the most advanced in the world, resulting in unparalleled precision and beauty. The Royal Canadian Mint refines the purest silver in the world. The RCM is also the only mint in the world to issue commemorative coins in a.
This ten troy ounce fine silver coin is 99.99% pure! The date of issue and the denomination also appear. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in profile facing right.
This portrait, the fourth effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian Coinage, was executed by the artist Susanna Blunt. The legend ELIZABETH II D. REGINA ("Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God") also appears. Despite its unusual shape, each coin is safely protected inside a dome-like capsule that protects it. Antique with 24-Karat Gold Plating.The item "Canada 2017 Bighorn Sheep Majestic Animals Sculpture $100 10 Oz Silver Full OGP" is in sale since Tuesday, March 3, 2020. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative".
The seller is "talismancoins" and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year: 2017
- Denomination: $100
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Certification: New in Mint Packaging OGP + CoA
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Strike Type: Proof
- Composition: Silver