4766) Heraldic Landscape: Animals of Canada, Canada: The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has issued a $50 (Fifty Dollars - CAN) Selectively Gold-plated 5.00 oz Silver Proof Coin featuring 13 animals from Canada: Date/Year of Coin issue: 2026:
Where heraldry meets natural majesty: Discover Canada through its fauna.
- In 2024 The Royal Mint, Canada brought out a Coin titled - Heraldic Landscape: Birds of Canada:
- The Second Coin in the Series features the "Animals of Canada":
- This selectively Gold-plated 5 oz. 99.99% Pure Silver Coin presents a heraldic-inspired vision of Canada, told through its fauna.
- Thirteen animals, each chosen for its heraldic or historic significance to its province or territory, are arranged to lead the eye on a symbolic journey across the nation - from the Arctic down to the Pacific, through the mountainos west, across the heart of the prairies, into the muighty forests, and ending on the Atlantic coast.
- Designed by Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, this is a portrait of unity in natural diversity, where every detail bears the quiet weight of history and the enduring pride of place.
- Not every Canadian province and territory has an official designated animal—but many do, and in this design, some animals were chosen for their cultural significance or regional associations. Several also appear in the arms of other provinces and territories; for example, the beaver (representing Quebec here) also appears on the coat of arms for Manitoba and Alberta, and serves as an official symbol of Canada.
The Coin:
In this selectively gold-plated $50 (Fifty Dollars - CAN) Coin Reverse design by Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, the shield from the Arms of Canada anchors a heraldry-inspired representation of Canada.
- Quartered to represent England, Scotland, Ireland and France, the shield features three maple leaves that symbolise all Canadians; these inspired the maple boughs that frame the shield, with the addition of maple keys to represent future growth.
- Above the shield, 13 Canadian animals drawn in a heraldic style form a pictorial representation of Canada’s provinces and territories, coupled with heraldic stylisations and division lines that evoke Canada’s distinctive landscape features.
- These are arranged by region in a counter-clockwise order, starting at the top-right:
- a Canadian Inuit dog (Nunavut);
- a barry pattern for the Arctic Ocean and the ice floes in Canada’s north;
- a narwhal (Northwest Territories);
- angled lines raguly evoking the aurora borealis;
- an Alaskan Malamute husky (Yukon);
- a line wavy crested for the Pacific coast;
- a spirit (Kermode) bear (British Columbia);
- a line engrailed for the waves of the Pacific Ocean;
- a line dancetty for the Rocky Mountains;
- a bighorn sheep (Alberta);
- a line nebuly reminiscent of the foothills of the Rockies;
- a line invected for the round hills of the coulee landscape transitioning to grassland;
- a white-tailed deer (Saskatchewan);
- a tapissé of wheat for the prairie landscape;
- a plains bison (Manitoba);
- lines dovetailed for the grasslands of Manitoba;
- a moose (Ontario);
- a barry wavy pattern for the lakes of Central Canada, the Great Lakes and the Canadian Shield;
- a beaver (Quebec);
- Atlantic salmon (New Brunswick);
a line nebuly for the high tides of the Bay of Fundy;
- a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever (Nova Scotia);
- a red fox (Prince Edward Island);
- a line sapinée for Canada’s vast forests;
- a woodland caribou (Newfoundland and Labrador); and
- a line engrailed resembling the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
The selectively gold-plated $50 (Fifty Dollars - CAN) Coin Obverse design features an effigy of Charles III by designer Steven Rosati.
Canadian heraldry and wildlife, united in art:
Special features/Highlights:
- Images of Canada. Thirteen iconic animals form an inspiring pictorial representation of Canada—our landscapes, our provinces and territories—in a masterwork uniting history, heraldry, and exquisite craftsmanship.
- Heraldic Canada. As seen on 2024’s Heraldic Landscape: Birds of Canada, this pictorial representation of Canada includes heraldic division lines and motifs that evoke some of Canada’s distinctive landscape features, from sea to sky.
- A 5 oz. view: At a larger-than-usual size (65 mm), this 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver piece gives you a clear view of the richly detailed design, with every line, symbol and flourish coming to life in striking clarity.
- Includes serialised certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
- Packaging - The coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.
- Selective gold plating:
Gold plating adds a rich golden hue to your coin’s reverse, creating a striking contrast between the plated animal emblems and the non-plated engraved elements, and all backed by a luminous mirror-like field.
Country: Canada
Coin Theme: "Heraldic Landscape: Animals of Canada"
Coin Quality: Proof (P)
Metal Composition: 99.99 % pure silver with selective gold plating
Weight: 157.6 g or 5.00 oz
Diameter/Size: 65.25 mm
Edge: Serrated
Denomination/Face Value: $50
Packaging: Black clamshell with black beauty box
Designers: Cathy Bursey-Sabourin (reverse), Steven Rosati (obverse)
Mintage: 1,400 pieces
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