2024 Canada $20 Great Hunters: Cougar Ultra High Relief Fine Silver (No Tax)

Marvel at this striking UHR scene of a cougar stalking its prey.

Its intended prey will rarely see or hear a cougar’s approach… until it’s too late. Guided by its senses and gifted with both speed and agility, Puma concolor doesn’t need to put on an amazing strength display during the hunt. Instead, Canada’s largest wild cat quietly stalks its quarry, crouching and creeping and concealing itself in foliage as it closes in, before swiftly pouncing and delivering a fatal prolonged bite. The cougar’s adept stalking abilities are powerfully conveyed on the second instalment in the Royal Canadian Mint’s Great Hunters series, each Ultra High Relief (UHR) portrait serving as a commanding example of the unconquerable and often elusive nature of Canada’s wilderness.

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An opportunistic predator who hunts from dusk until dawn, the cougar is known to prey on a variety of species, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, moose calves, coyotes, beavers and mice. A cougar relies on cover to ambush its prey, and once it has eaten its fill, it will hide any remains and save them for another feeding.

Engraved in Ultra High Relief (UHR), the reverse design by artist Emily Damstra brings the viewer face-to-face with a cougar (Puma concolor) in the Canadian wilderness. The quietly stalking cougar is steady on its feet, its big paws padding and silencing its approach as it creeps down a rocky slope strewn with fallen leaves from the surrounding trembling aspen trees. The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

Specifications:
RCM Number: 246493
Mintage: 6,000
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 31.39 g
Face Value: $20
Finish: Proof
Edge: Plain
Artists: Emily Damstra (reverse), Steven Rosati (obverse)

Special Features:

• Stunning Ultra High Relief (UHR) . The Ultra High Relief height of 1.4 mm brings outstanding height and depth to this striking portrait of a cougar on the hunt in the Canadian wilderness.
• A more expansive UHR view than ever before. Each coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s Great Hunters series is distinguished by multi-level relief heights that were made possible by their most innovative UHR minting relief technique yet.
• One of Canada’s Great Hunters. Solitary and elusive, the cougar relies on its senses to survive and prefers to remain unseen, but your coin’s reverse offers a rare glimpse of its stalk-and-ambush hunting technique.
• Multiple frostings for dynamic light play. Multiple frostings alter the way light reflects off the different design elements, creating a more realistic rendering of both the hunter and its surroundings.
• That pure silver shine. The coin is 99.99% pure silver and features a luminous proof finish.
• A limited collectible. Mintage is limited to 6,000 coins worldwide.
• An Emily Damstra original. The coin’s reverse was designed by Emily Damstra, the award-winning artist who has created many coin designs for the Royal Canadian Mint and the United States Mint, including the American Silver Eagle Type 2 coin.

Packaging:
The coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

Restrictions: This coin is only available for sale by the Royal Canadian Mint’s direct channels, dealers located in Canada, and exclusive distribution partners within the United States and Asia. Canadian and international dealers may not advertise nor sell this product outside of their territories.