2022 Canadian $2 The Bigger Picture: Polar Bear - 5 oz Fine Silver Coin

2022 Canadian $2 The Bigger Picture: Polar Bear - 5 oz Fine Silver Coin

Canada’s circulation coins are a part of our everyday lives and collectors have come to know every design element and variation. But what if these familiar images only told part of the story?

The successor to our popular Big Coin series, The Bigger Picture zooms in on Canada’s circulation coins and zooms out to reveal there’s a lot more story to discover! Like a coin within a coin, each circulation design is re-created on a larger 5 oz. fine silver piece that provides an extended canvas for the engraved-only art.

The reverse of this coin shows Brent Townsend's selective gold-plated $2 circulation coin design along with an expanded scene by Inuvialuk artist Karis Gruben. In the sky, sundogs frame the sun as it shines above the Arctic landscape in early summer. Churchill, the polar bear featured in the $2 coin, looks off into the distance while standing on the floe edge that extends into the larger scene, where a female polar bear glimpses a seal in the water. The obverse features a maple leaf pattern and the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Features

Low mintage. An exciting collecting opportunity for those who love Canada’s circulation coins with a limited mintage. Only 1,300 coins are available worldwide.
Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
No GST/HST

Design

Your coin’s reverse features Susanna Blunt’s 2-dollar circulation coin design with a new, expanded scene. The obverse features a maple leaf pattern and the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Packaging

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

Specifications

Face Value: $2
Mintage: 1,300
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight (g): 157.6
Diameter (mm): 65.25
Finish: Proof