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30 Dollars - Elizabeth II Moose
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Diameter | 50 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold, close-up portrait of a bull moose dominates the centre and right portion of the reverse, rendered in vivid selective colouring with rich dark browns and deep blues applied to the animal's body and large palmate antlers. The moose faces the viewer directly, with detailed facial features and a prominent dewlap visible. The background, executed in fine proof relief without colour, depicts a serene boreal wilderness scene with snow-laden coniferous trees, a calm lake or marsh reflecting light, marshy grasses, and low shrub vegetation in the foreground. The engraver's initials 'MB' appear in the lower left field. The legends 'CANADA' and '30 DOLLARS' arc along the upper border of the coin. |
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The Royal Canadian Mint's shift to .9999 fine silver for large-format collector issues was driven partly by competition with the Perth Mint's ultra-fine bullion program and partly by domestic pressure to differentiate Canadian collector coins from the .999 standard used in the Silver Maple Leaf bullion series. By 2020, the four-nines standard had become the RCM's calling card for premium issues, though it comes with a practical cost: the purity makes the planchets marginally softer and more susceptible to contact marks during handling.