2018 - $20 - 1 oz. Pure Silver Coin - Canadian Mosaics: Grizzly Bear

Along the coastal rivers of British Columbia, the annual salmon run draws a powerful predator whose appetite inadvertently makes it the steward of this ecosystem. Ursos arctos leaves no doubt about its fishing skills on the colourful reverse, where colour mosiactechnology transforms our wildlife portrait of the grizzly bear into a beautiful, collectible piece of mosaic art. We've taken an innovative, tile-by-tile approach to creating the design on the reverse. With the exception of the polished silver rocks in the water, the 130+ individually engraved "tiles" that form the portrait each feature a striking colour application with varying degrees of translucence, while engraved "grout" lines mimics the look of raised tiles.

Specifications
No. 166641
Mintage 6,000
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish proof
Weight (g) 31.39
Diameter (mm) 38
Edge serrated
Certificate serialized
Face value 20 dollars
Artist Jori van der Linde (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)