2015 RCM 1 oz Silver Birds of Prey Series Great Horned Owl
In stock and ready to ship! The Royal Canadian Mint's Birds of Prey series comes to a conclusion with this spectacular design featuring a Great Horned Owl. Each .9999 fine Silver coin beautifully showcases this unique species found across North America.
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Coin highlights
- Contains 1 oz of .9999 fine silver.
- Coin comes in protective packaging. Multiples of 25 come in plastic mint tubes. Multiples of 500 come in Monster Boxes.
- Features a bullion finish with brilliant frosted relief on a lined background.
- Obverse: Susanna Blunt’s design of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, along with the $5 face value.
- Reverse: Depicts a menacing great horned owl, wings spread as it descends upon its prey, along with the weight and purity.
- Sovereign coin backed by the Canadian government. The 2015 Great Horned Owl is the last installment of the Royal Canadian Mint's four-coin 1 oz Silver Canadian Birds of Prey series, which will have a maximum mintage of one million coins each. Add this 1 oz Great Horned Owl coin to your cart today! As Canada’s most common bird of prey, the great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) is a symbol of power and agility, with unique features that lend themselves beautifully to this engraved portrait.
Specifications
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Grade | Brilliant Unc |
| Legal-tender face value | 5 Dollars |
| Metal | Silver |
| Weight | 1.0000 troy oz |
| Purity | .9999 |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Thickness | 3.29 mm |
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Background
Purchase this 2015 Silver coin, and you will marvel over illustrator and designer Emily Damstra’s spellbinding depiction of a great-horned owl. The intricate details on this Silver Birds of Prey coin elevate coin design to a new level, and she demonstrates this same level of artistry on her other coin designs. The Silver coin that she received an award for was the 2014 1 oz Silver Maple Canopy: Autumn Allure, which won the “Best Crown” category award from the 2016 Coin of the Year Awards, sponsored by Krause Publications. Other Silver coins for sale that she has designed for the Royal Canadian Mint include the 2016 Canadian Proof Red Tailed Hawk Silver coin and the 2016 Canadian 1/2 oz Silver Hare.
Invest in Silver coins made from a Precious Metal in demand for green technologies.
When you buy these 2015 Silver coins, you most likely are not thinking about the Precious Metal’s ability to reflect light and naturally sterilize. Silver prices tend to increase when demand increases, and new uses for Silver are likely to increase the demand for the Precious Metal. Silver is also used in green technologies like solar energy, where Silver is used in photovoltaic cells. Silver, as in Silver bullion, is also starting to be used in fabrics, carpets and more to naturally kill harmful bacteria and germs, rather than use harsh cleaning chemicals.
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