1 oz 2015 Birds of Prey: Red-Tailed Hawk Silver Coin | Royal Canadian Mint
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The third of four coins in the biannual "Birds of Prey" series, the Red-tailed Hawk is the most common hawk in Canada.
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COIN HIGHLIGHTS
- Ships individually in protective packaging
- Consisting of 1 oz of 9999 Fine Silver
- Obverse: Features an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- Reverse: Features a Red-Tailed Hawk swooping down to get its prey
Red-tailed Hawks are large hawks. From a distance it is possible to mistakenly identify a large female hawk as an eagle. Very broad, rounded wings and a short, wide tail are identifying characteristics. They are a variety of browns on top and light-coloured below, with a cinnamon-red on the top of their tails. They are most frequently seen soaring in wide circles above open fields. In strong winds they face into the wind and hover without flapping their wings, searching the ground for prey.
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The Royal Canadian Mint is known as one of the most reputable mints in the world. The Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint opened in 1908 and was renamed The Royal Canadian Mint in 1931 when control was transferred to the Canadian government. The Royal Canadian Mint is renowned for producing some of the highest quality and purity of gold and silver bullion coins and bars in the world. Their high standards for excellence and quality allowed them to be the first refinery to manufacture 9999 fine gold bullion coins in 1982, as well as the first to reach 99999 fine gold purity in 1999.
- SKU
- 3447
- Finish
- Lightly Used
- Mintage
- 1000000
- Designer
- Susanna Blunt (obverse), Emily Damstra (reverse)
- Year
- 2015
- Denomination
- CAD 5
- First Released
- 2015-01-29
- Reverse
- A soaring red-tailed hawk with outstretched wings surrounded by the words "Canada Fine Silver 1 oz Argent Pur 9999" and the artist's initials
- Obverse
- Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II (designed by portrait artist Susanna Blunt) and the words "Elizabeth II 5 Dollars 2015"
- Purity
- 9999
- Manufacturer
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Country
- Canada
- Weight
- 1 oz
- Average Thickness (mm)
- 3.2
- Diameter (mm)
- 37.9
