Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's fractional gold wildlife series, this piece was issued at a time when the Mint was aggressively expanding its collector bullion market with sub-gram gold denominations — a strategy aimed squarely at lowering the entry price for precious metal collectors rather than serving any transactional monetary purpose. The 25-cent face value is purely nominal; no rational actor has ever spent one.
The .9999 fineness places it among the purest gold issues the RCM produces, matching the standard set by the Maple Leaf bullion program.
Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's fractional gold wildlife series, this piece was issued at a time when the Mint was aggressively expanding its collector bullion market with sub-gram gold denominations — a strategy aimed squarely at lowering the entry price for precious metal collectors rather than serving any transactional monetary purpose. The 25-cent face value is purely nominal; no rational actor has ever spent one.
The .9999 fineness places it among the purest gold issues the RCM produces, matching the standard set by the Maple Leaf bullion program.