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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Canadian Lynx, 1 oz
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS 2005 |
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| Edge | Milled |
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The Canadian Lynx silver bullion series launched as part of the Royal Canadian Mint's effort to compete directly with established wildlife-themed programs like the Austrian Philharmonic and Australian Kookaburra. The .9999 fine silver specification — four nines rather than the more common three — was a deliberate marketing distinction, and the RCM was among the first sovereign mints to adopt it as a standard for bullion coinage.
The 2005 lynx issue was a single-year type within the broader wildlife bullion releases, not part of a recurring annual series, which has kept secondary market premiums modest despite the higher purity specification.