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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Chickadee
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed, uncolored relief sculpture of a Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) perched on a bare branch, set against a vivid color-printed background of bright azure blue sky and large, naturalistic pink magnolia blossoms in full bloom with green foliage. The chickadee is rendered in precise ornithological detail, with its characteristic plumage subtly distinguished through engraving, while the surrounding floral and sky elements are applied in brilliant selective coloring. The denomination '10 DOLLARS' appears in white lettering in the upper field, and the engraver's initials 'JCD' are visible at the lower left of the design. The composition evokes a naturalistic, painterly aesthetic consistent with the Royal Canadian Mint's 'Birds of Canada' commemorative series. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 DOLLARS JCD |
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Part of the RCM's ongoing Birds of Canada bullion series, this issue belongs to a run that has leaned heavily on wildlife subject matter to drive collector demand in an increasingly crowded silver market. The Chickadee choice is deliberate — the Black-capped Chickadee is the provincial bird of both New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, giving it broader regional resonance than most species selections in comparable programs.
The .9999 fineness is worth noting: the RCM adopted four-nines silver as a house standard for these collector issues partly to differentiate from the three-nines .999 floor common among competitors.