Discover a "new" Canadian tyrannosaur on this rhodium-plated coin
Unveiled in 2020, Thanatotheristes degrootorum is the first new tyrannosaur species discovered in Canada in over 50 years. This "Reaper of Death" was identified thanks to fossil fragments found along the Bow River in Alberta. Its toothy skull is depicted on the reverse of our Discovering Dinosaurs coin, where black rhodium plating highlights a fossil find that shed new light on our prehistoric past.
Specifications
No. 179634
Mintage 7,500
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish matte proof
Weight (g) 31.39
Diameter (mm) 38
Edge serrated
Certificate serialized
Face value 20 dollars
Artist Julius Csotonyi (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)