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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Wounded Bear
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 25 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | A richly coloured central scene depicts a First Nations warrior in ceremonial regalia — adorned with a feathered headdress, red cape, and painted face — brandishing a decorated shield bearing a handprint motif as he confronts a bear among rocky terrain. The vivid nocturnal background features a deep blue starry sky with stylised eight-pointed stars, referencing Indigenous star lore. The artist's initials C.A. appear in the upper left of the coloured field. The legend CANADA arcs along the upper rim and 25 DOLLARS 2015 is inscribed along the lower rim in the uncoloured silver border. |
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| Mintage | 2015 - Proof - 6,919 |
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Part of the RCM's "Baby Animals" series, this issue depicts a black bear cub — a subject chosen specifically for its appeal to gift buyers rather than traditional collectors. The Royal Canadian Mint leaned hard into the retail market during this period, producing high-relief, colorized fine silver rounds at $25 face values that bore almost no relationship to their actual issue prices, which typically ran two to three times higher.
The .9999 fineness is notable — finer than the standard .999 used by most sovereign mints for bullion and collector issues alike.