# 462 - More Canadian Animals
There is no country that loves to issue commemorative coins more than Canada and depicting animals is the main theme.
We have here two examples of this main theme.
The first is a 2013 $20 CAD. It does not belong to any series, it is simply "The Beaver".
It weights 31.39g (1.01oz) with 99.99% silver purity and Proof finish.
Its mintage was 8,498 units and the issue price was $99.95 CAD.
The second is a 2005 $5 CAD. It commemorates the "Centennial of the Province of Saskatchewan". It depicts a Western Meadowlark. It is interesting to note that the official bird of Saskatchewan is the Sharp-Tailed Grouse. Why did they chose the Western Meadowlark to put on the coin? I don't know...
The coin weights 25.2g (0.81oz) with 99.99% silver purity and Proof finish.
Its mintage was 20,000 units and the issue price was $49.95 CAD.
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I go through the archives of RCM products at mint.ca andit is a huge repository of commemorative coins all right. I wonder how they stay in business producing capital intensive products for a small Canadian and Numismatic market. The Vancouver retail outlet closed a few years ago.
Did you see the prices that RCM charges those who buy these coins? It is a very high price, much much more expensive than the silver and the work needed to produce the coin. They have a extense list of people that buy everything they produce.
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I you would not have told me the animal in the first coin, I am not sure I would have guessed it, but I sure see it now! Haha!
There is something nice to coins that exhibit wildlife and nature on them. Great coins @ronaldoavelino!
Thank you. I am now in Canada, with my daughter, and I bought many beautiful Canadian coins. They will be shown very soon.
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It is really interesting this change of birds in the Saskatchewan coin.
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I don`t know why they did it. I searched in several sources of information but I received no explanation.
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