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Choice of Two O Canada Fine Silver Coins: Fox or Heron
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Choose between two different O Canada fine silver coins issued for Canada's 150th anniversary of confederation: Fox or Heron. Each coin is double-dated "1867–2017" with a $10 denomination and weighs just over a half-ounce of pure silver.
Style A: Fox Fine Silver Coin
Based on a photograph captured by Canadian photographer John E. Marriott, the reverse features vibrant colour over the detailed engraved image of swift fox in the open prairie landscape. There, amid the mixed-grass vegetation that dots the landscape, a pup faces the viewer as it attempts to climb onto its mother's back. The young fox's paws are crossed over, adding to its air of innocence; meanwhile, the mother stares out from the coin's surface towards the viewer—this allows for a close view of the facial features and the patterned colouring of the fox's fur, along with a glimpse of this prairie resident's famously bushy tail.
Style B: Heron Fine Silver Coin
The coin is based on an image by Canadian nature photographer Claude Belanger and captures an idyllic scene along the water's edge. The application of colour over the detailed engraving recreates the life-like qualities of the original photograph, in which a great blue heron stands in the shallow water. Partially shielded by the dried grass and reeds that line the riverbank, the side-profile view showcases the long-legged bird's pointed beak, its striking blue-grey plumage, and the longer feathers on its head, wings and chest.
• Mintage: 25,000
• Diameter: 34 mm (each)
• Weight: 1/2 oz fine silver (each)
• GST/HST exempt
Includes:
• Choice of $10 Fox or Heron
Style A: Fox Fine Silver Coin
Based on a photograph captured by Canadian photographer John E. Marriott, the reverse features vibrant colour over the detailed engraved image of swift fox in the open prairie landscape. There, amid the mixed-grass vegetation that dots the landscape, a pup faces the viewer as it attempts to climb onto its mother's back. The young fox's paws are crossed over, adding to its air of innocence; meanwhile, the mother stares out from the coin's surface towards the viewer—this allows for a close view of the facial features and the patterned colouring of the fox's fur, along with a glimpse of this prairie resident's famously bushy tail.
Style B: Heron Fine Silver Coin
The coin is based on an image by Canadian nature photographer Claude Belanger and captures an idyllic scene along the water's edge. The application of colour over the detailed engraving recreates the life-like qualities of the original photograph, in which a great blue heron stands in the shallow water. Partially shielded by the dried grass and reeds that line the riverbank, the side-profile view showcases the long-legged bird's pointed beak, its striking blue-grey plumage, and the longer feathers on its head, wings and chest.
• Mintage: 25,000
• Diameter: 34 mm (each)
• Weight: 1/2 oz fine silver (each)
• GST/HST exempt
Includes:
• Choice of $10 Fox or Heron
