Description
This proof-quality 99.99% pure silver coin with selective gold plating is part of the Royal Canadian Mint’s exciting 2014 five-coin series featuring the beautiful and powerful Bald Eagle—an iconic North American species. Here, we see the eagle settling down in a tree to eat.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
SRP: $114.95
Item Number: 130526
UPC: 6-23932-05665-7
Composition: 99.99% fine silver with selective gold plating
Mintage: 8,500
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Face Value: $20
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Claudio D’Angelo
Packaging: Maroon clamshell with black beauty box
Finished size: 67 mm x 67 mm
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- This proof-quality coin is part of the Royal Canadian Mint’s 2014 five coin series of fine silver, gold, and platinum coins featuring four “day in the life” scenes of the iconic Bald Eagle.
- The eagle is captured in stunning selective gold plating as it lands on a perch to eat the day’s catch, set against a skilfully engraved silver background.
- Collect the entire series to complete the story of a day in the life of the great Bald Eagle as it rests, soars, hunts, and returns to its perch with the day’s food.
- Celebrate the life and habits of an astonishing Canadian predator.
- A low mintage of only 8,500 coins means that this edition is sure to be sought after by collectors.
- The Royal Canadian Mint’s previous Bald Eagles sold out quickly.
DESIGN:
The reverse image by Canadian artist Claudio D’Angelo features a Bald Eagle, wings extended to their full span, standing on the branch of a pine tree. The eagle is viewed in profile from its left side, the details of its impressive wings and distinctive snowy head and tail rendered in dimensional detail by Royal Canadian Mint engravers and augmented with selective gold plating. In its powerful left claw, the eagle clutches a freshly caught fish. In the background, stylized clouds nod to the extreme heights at which the Bald Eagle prefers to perch and nest.
