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.
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.