Low Certificate 2022 Black and Gold: The Sea Otter is available here. 2021 Black and Gold: The Grey Wolf is available here. The third Black and Gold coin! One of the things nature does best is balance, and the sea otter is the perfect example: this adorable creature works hard, but it also makestime to float arm-in-arm (or paw-in-paw) with a loved one. Once hunted to the point of extinction, the sea otter has been reintroduced to British Columbia’s coastal waters, where its appetite keeps sea urchin populations in check-this, in turn, helps to restore and protect the kelp forests that are a critical habitat for hundreds of species. It’s all about balance. Which is beautifully represented on this coin’s dual-plated reverse. Own this gold and black rhodium-plated portrait of the lovable sea otter. Back by popular demand. This is coin #3 in the popular. Design of 99.99% pure silver coins that offer new perspectives on Canadian wildlife. Beneath the gold and black rhodium plating, your coin has a 99.99% pure silver core. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins. The circular reverse design by Claude Thivierge features a contrasting “yin and yang”-like representation of the grey wolf. Two wolves are positioned chin-to-chin to illustrate the tight social bonds that exist between pack members and each wolf has fixed its gaze on the viewer. Gold and black rhodium plating perfectly splits this engraved image into two opposite but complementary halves. The obverse features the gold-plated effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. Sea otters love to float on their backs while resting and eating! They’ll hold hands or wrap themselves in kelp to keep from drifting away while sleeping. Without sea otters, herds of sea urchins are known to destroy kelp forests at a rate of 9 metres per month. Kelp forests provide a critical habitat for over 150 different species and ample prey for the sea otter, which needs to eat about 25 percent of its body weight daily. But its recovery on the B. Coast has had some unintended consequences, too: its voracious appetite has negatively impacted Indigenous coastal communities and fishers who have traditionally relied on shellfish harvesting. Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box. 99.99% pure silver, with yellow gold and black rhodium plating. Claude Thivierge (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse). I do leave feedback for everyone. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins: Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “coins.4.fun” and is located in this country: CA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Denomination: $20
- Type: Commemorative
- Year: 2022
- Fineness: 0.9999
- Grade: Ungraded
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Modified Item: No
- Certification: Uncertified