50 Cents - Elizabeth II Moose

Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's fractional gold wildlife series, this issue belongs to a program that repurposed the classic Machin-era animal reverse designs — originally conceived for circulation coinage — onto small-format bullion pieces. The moose reverse dates to Alex Colville's 1965 designs commissioned for Canada's centennial coinage program, making it one of the more enduring animal designs in Canadian numismatics.