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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Wolverine, Bullion
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, naturalistic bust portrait of a wolverine (Gulo gulo) occupying the central field, depicted facing left with mouth agape, teeth bared in an aggressive display, with finely engraved dense fur rendered in high relief. The design is contained within an inner circle, with the legend CANADA 2018 arcing across the upper border and the purity mark 9999 appearing below it. The lower border carries the bilingual inscription FINE SILVER 3/4 OZ ARGENT PUR, with the Royal Canadian Mint privy mark and engraver's initials DM visible in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Toonie wildlife" bullion series launched by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2013 repurposed the $2 face value denomination — normally a base-metal circulation coin — as a vehicle for high-purity silver issues aimed squarely at the collector-investor market. The wolverine, notoriously difficult to census in the wild, rarely appears on Canadian coinage despite being native to the boreal regions the country otherwise celebrates aggressively in its numismatic programs.
Struck in .9999 fine silver rather than the .9925 standard used on earlier RCM bullion issues, a purity upgrade introduced in 2014.