Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! 2013 The Wolf 1 oz. In new “O Canada” 1 oz. Composition – 99.99% fine silver. Weight (g) – 31.39 1 troy oz. Diameter (mm) – 38. Certificate – serialized (serial numbers will vary). Face value – 25 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin). Artists – Pierre Leduc (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse). The howl of a wolf pack sends shivers down even the most stalwart spine. Yet, in the entire written history of Canada, there is not a single record of a wolf having killed a human being. Canada boasts the world’s second-largest wolf population, with estimates between 50,000 and 60,000. For eons, this powerful, mysterious, resilient creature has roamed free throughout northern and western Canada and in the region around the Great Lakes, singing its song to the coming and going of the moon. Silver coin series features iconic Canadian animals. With a limited mintage of only 8,500, order your coin today to avoid disappointment! This coin is rendered in 99.99% pure silver with a limited mintage of only 8,500 coins – sure to be sought after by collectors! Images previously featured in this series include the polar bear and the beaver; future coins to include the caribou and orca. Engraved in exquisite detail with a proof finish. Designed by Canadian artist Pierre Leduc, the coin presents a wolf mother with two tiny pups in a Canadian forest. The pups stand in front of their mother, one looking directly at the viewer while its sibling gazes up at its mother for comfort. The mother’s body is arched in a protective stance, gazing up toward the viewer through haunting eyes. The family stands atop a rocky outcropping in a forest, surrounded by dots of grassy moss, and in front of balsam fir. The reverse is framed with a border engraved with the word “CANADA, ” the date “2013, ” the face value of “25 DOLLARS” and a stylized wolf paw-print. Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a customized “beauty box”. This coin is an excellent addition to any premium collection focused around nature or wildlife. 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 – 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 2013 $25 Wolf Family O Canada Series 1 oz 99.99% Pure Silver Proof” is in sale since Saturday, June 22, 2013. 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 of Manufacture: Canada
- Composition: Silver
- Strike Type: Proof
- Edge: Serrated
- Series: “O Canada” $25 Silver 1 oz.