10 Dollars - Charles III Woolly Mammoth Bullion

Reverse

Woolly mammoth with trunk raised and cliff in background, precise radial lines and a micro-engraved lasered maple leaf with the numeral “24

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CANADA 2024
FINE SILVER 2 OZ ARGENT PUR
9999
JC

Designer: Julius Csotonyi

Edge

Serrated

Comment

A giant of the Ice Age, the woolly mammoth is featured on the second in a series of investment products decorated with prehistoric representations.

A representative of Canada's prehistoric megafauna, Mammuthus primigenius measured over three meters at the withers and weighed close to eight tons (17,600 lbs). Its long, curved tusks make this fossil one of the most easily recognizable from Canada's Ice Age. The internal structure of each of these herbivores tells us a great deal about their health and environment.

Towards the end of the Pleistocene, around 100,000 years ago, the woolly mammoth roamed the frozen steppes of what is now Canada. Its thick fur and skin, small ears and tail are just some of the cold-adapted features that enabled it to thrive until around 12,000 years ago, when it began to disappear from the continent, although isolated populations survived until around 4,000 years ago. In 2022, a 30,000-year-old mummified baby woolly mammoth was discovered in the permafrost of a Yukon goldfield. Its perfectly preserved skin and fur make it the most complete specimen of a frozen mammoth ever discovered in North America.

Special features

• Two cutting-edge security features: precision-engraved radial lines and a laser-etched maple leaf featuring the number "24" (visible with a magnifying glass), indicating the year of issue.
• Masterfully chiseled by the Royal Canadian Mint's engravers, who have multiplied engraving techniques and finishes to give depth and texture to this unforgettable representation of the Ice Age giant.

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Price

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