2014 $20 Dollars Fine Silver - Cougar : Pouncing in the Snow

The cougar is one of Canada's most powerful, elusive, and beautiful predators. This silent hunter is the perfect subject for the Royal Canadian Mint's stunning new 5-coin set. Like the sleek female cougar whose life-cycle this set captures, the collection is rare and dazzling-and before you know it, it will have disappeared.

The reverse design by Canadian artist Maurade Bayton features a female cougar leaping through the snow toward her prey. Viewed from the position of the prey animal, this dynamic portrait presents to stunning effect the cougar's most important hunting tools: her large, powerful fore-paws, highly muscular back legs, long counterbalance tail, strong shoulders for holding down prey, and sharp gaze. In a stylized landscape of snow-covered rocky terrain, she leaps with intense focus toward the viewer. The cougar is finished in gold plating to bring the intensity of the image to life.

Specifications:
Item Number: 130607
Composition: 99.99% pure Silver
Mintage: 8,500
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Face Value: $20
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated

Special Features:
- This beautiful 99.99% pure silver coin features selective gold plating to bring out the stunning beauty of a cougar as it pursues its prey.
- Collect the entire 5-coin set to complete the story of a year in the life of a female cougar as she leaps, negotiates a mountain pass, fixes her gaze on her quarry, and stalks on a tree limb.
- A low mintage of only 8,500 coins means that this edition is sure to be sought after by collectors.
- Viewed together, the series showcases the variety of finishes, selective plating applications, colour, and precious metals used by Royal Canadian Mint engravers to bring life and energy to every image.
- The Royal Canadian Mint's highly popular Cougar series sell out quickly.
- A beautiful addition to any collection featuring fine artwork, natural images, native species of Canada, symbols of power and might, or Canadiana.
- A thoughtful and valuable gift for nature lovers and art aficionados.

Packaging:
Maroon clamshell with black beauty box.