$20 Fine Silver Coin - Master of the Land: The Timber Wolf (2017)

The timber wolf's intelligence, speed and agility makes it a formidable hunter; but unlike the unjust "Big Bad Wolf" persona of fairy tales, the timber wolf (Canis lupus) prefers to play, hunt and travel in a tight-knit group of up to 12 wolves. In fact, the adage "there is power in numbers" rings true when it comes to this hierarchal pack, for each member has an important role to play while working collectively to bring down their prey. Moving across the tundra or forest as though it knows every corner of its territory, the timber wolf uses its haunting howl to communicate with pack members or warn intruders encroaching on its domain—it's an unmistakable call of the wild that puts everyone on alert, and asserts the wolf's reign as master of the land.

• EXTRAORDINARY DETAIL! Precision engraving captures the likeness of the timber wolves in extraordinary detail as part of an overall design that is brimming with depth, movement and energy!
• MAPLE WOODEN BOX! Your coin is beautifully presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded wooden box made of maple, lined with black flocking and including a removable insert and special certificate compartment.
• SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE! Your coin includes a serialized certificate!
• LOW MINTAGE! Limited to 6,000 coins worldwide.
• PURE SILVER! Your coin is crafted from 99.99% pure silver.
• NO GST/HST!

Designed by Canadian artist Tony Bianco, your coin transports you into the midst of a pack of timber wolves out in the Canadian wilderness. This unique insider access allows for a rare close-up of three pack members, with two wolves facing right while the other in the foreground faces left. A side-profile view allows for a close examination of each wolf's features, which are rendered in finely detailed engraving with advanced shading techniques that give the design a remarkably life-like appearance. Even the engraved texture of the fur conveys movement, as the wolves tilt their heads in unison towards the sky to release their howls into the night air. 

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