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8 Dollars - Elizabeth II Grizzly Bear, 1 1⁄2 oz Silver Bullion Coinage
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Engraver(s) | Susan Taylor |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the fourth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, depicting a bare-headed right-facing portrait of the Queen at approximately 77 years of age, wearing a necklace and drop earrings. The legend around the upper periphery reads ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA, with the denomination 8 DOLLARS inscribed below. The effigy is rendered in fine relief against a smooth field, in the refined portrait style adopted by the Royal Canadian Mint from 2003 onward. |
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| Edge | Serrated |
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The Grizzly Bear belongs to Canada's "Predator Series," a bullion program the Royal Canadian Mint launched to compete directly with fractional silver products from Perth and the U.S. Mint. The 1.5 oz format is deliberately awkward — it fits no standard bullion denomination and was designed primarily to anchor a retail price point rather than a stackable weight, a strategy the RCM deployed aggressively across several series during this period.