This 99.99% pure gold coin is the third in the Royal Canadian Mint’s best-selling series of 11-millimetre gold coins. The powerful Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep is one of Canada’s most distinctive and identifiable wild sheep species. The reverse design by Emily Damstra, rendered in exceptional detail despite the coin’s miniscule size, features a profile view of the statuesque curly-horned head of an adult Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram. Exquisite detailing highlights the annulus ridges of the regal ruminant’s blunt-ended left horn, which curls to within centimetres of its far-seeing eyes. The animal’s dark, short hair and light-coloured muzzle are brought to life through fine detail and engraving.
Diameter: 11mm
Weight: 0.5g
Material: Gold
Fineness: 0.9999
Bullion Weight: 0.01 Troy Ounces
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II
Reverse: Profile View of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Ram
Finish: Proof
Series: Large Mammals
Quantity Produced: 10000
Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
Theme(s): Canada's most distinctive and identifiable wild sheep species
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