Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! 2014 Bald Eagle Perched with Fish, 1 oz. One of a series of five coins depicting a day in the life of a bald eagle! Composition – fine silver (99.99% pure) with selective gold plating. Strike Type – proof. Weight (g) – 31.39 1 troy oz. Diameter (mm) – 38. Certificate – serialized (serial numbers will vary). Face value – 20 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin). Artists – Claudio D’Angelo (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse). A day in the life of the Bald Eagle is filled with activity from dusk until dawn and beyond. From the moment it awakens, the eagle is at work – tending to its nest, soaring high, hunting, feeding its young, and taking pause to eat and rest. Dominated by a massive, sharply curved yellow beak, the adult eagle’s distinctive head is covered to the neck with long, smooth white feathers. The arrangement of the feathers above its large golden eyes gives the adult eagle a frowning appearance that is perhaps a factor in the bird’s symbolic associations with power. The most important attribute on this iconic head, however, is the eyes. It is this gifted vision that empowers the eagle to spot relatively small prey underwater or in grassy plains while soaring hundreds of meters in the air despite these prey animals’ natural camouflage. This premium 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. A beautiful full portrait of a bald eagle landing on a perch with a fish clutched in its talons. 99.99% pure silver coin, with beautiful selective gold plating. This coin was designed by Canadian artist Claudio D’Angelo. It 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. Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box. Check out my other items. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. International customers are responsible for knowledge of and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations imposed by their governments. PHOTOGRAPHS – Most coins are photographed with up to three different backdrops: black, matte aluminum, and white. The “backdrop” is behind the camera, not behind the coin. Many coins are highly reflective, picking up the color of the backdrop. Large areas that appear black on proof coins are usually the mirror bright silver surfaces reflecting a black backdrop. When a listing offers multiples of the same coin for sale, typically only one coin is photographed. Since all of the coins offered in the listing are essentially identical, the coin photographed is representative of all of the coins offered. The item “Canada 2014 Bald Eagle Perched with Fish 1 oz Pure Silver $20 Proof Gold Plating” is in sale since Friday, June 13, 2014. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “okranchlandandcattlecompany” and is located in Lewisville, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, SE, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, SG, NO, HR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.
- Certification: Royal Canadian Mint
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Composition: Silver
- Strike Type: Proof
- Finish: Selective Gold Plating
- Edge: Serrated
- Series: Day in the Life of a Bald Eagle
