30 Dollars - Elizabeth II Moose

Reverse

Designed by artist Maurade Baynton, the reverse features a selectively coloured, close-up view of the moose (Alces alces). The finely engraved backdrop showcases the moose's natural habitat: the boreal forest that stretches across Canada.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CANADA 30 DOLLARS

Designer: Maurade Baynton

Edge

Serrated

Comment

The moose is the second coin in our Imposing Icons series, which invites you to get up close and personal with Canada's wild animal icons. With a 50 mm diameter, the coin's reverse allows plenty of room for a selectively coloured nose-to-muzzle meeting in an engraved natural setting. This might be your closest encounter with the reclusive moose.

The moose is a massive animal that can't be appreciated until seen in real life. This bull moose is growing out his antlers, which are in the velvet stage. Once these have finished growing, the velvet will be shed and the points sharpened as it readies for battle.

MAURADE BAYNTON: ARTIST

DID YOU KNOW?

Just like us, the moose loves to cool off in the water on a hot summer day. It's been known to swim a distance of 19 kilometres and dive more than 5.5 metres deep to munch on aquatic plants.

Sorry caribou, the moose is taller than you—a bull can weigh up to 700 kg and stand 2 metres tall at the shoulder. In Canada, the moose is the largest member of the deer family.

Unlike the bighorn sheep, the moose sheds and re-grows its antlers annually.

Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.