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75 Dollars - Elizabeth II Snowy Owl, platinum
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | CANADA 75 DOLLARS |
| Edge | Serrated |
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Canada's platinum bullion program launched in 1988 as a direct response to the success of the Soviet Union's platinum coinage and growing investor demand for an alternative to gold and palladium instruments. The Snowy Owl was the third wildlife subject in the series, following the Polar Bear and Snowy Egret. Mintages for the fractional platinum issues were kept deliberately low — the 1991 $75 piece had a maximum of 3,500 — making survival in high grades more a function of careful storage than luck, given that most were purchased as investment pieces and rarely handled.