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300 Dollars - Elizabeth II Great Blue Heron, platinum
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Thickness | 2.6 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA 2002 (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADA 300 DOLLARS |
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This piece is one of the earliest entries in the Royal Canadian Mint's Wildlife Habitat Conservation series, a program launched in the late 1990s to position Canada as a serious player in the high-end platinum bullion and collector market. The Mint had only begun striking platinum coins in earnest in 1988 with its Maple Leaf program, and the shift toward large-format proof wildlife issues reflected a deliberate strategy to compete with prestige numismatic offerings from Perth and the British Royal Mint. Mintage on these $300 platinum proofs was tightly capped, typically under 500 pieces worldwide.