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2016 Canada $20 Limited-Edition Baby Animals: The Porcupine Stamp & Coin Set
Item: #2016ThePorcupine-20D-Set | Mfr: Royal Canadian Mint | #244517
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2016 Canada $20 Limited-Edition Baby Animals: The Porcupine Stamp & Coin Set
A solitary tree dweller, the porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) thrives in Canada's varied landscapes where it is just as comfortable huddled on a tall branch as it is scampering along rock piles and ledges. Its offspring, called a porcupette, is an adorable specimen with a little face and tiny legs—but don't let that fool you! Right from its birth, the porcupette is armed with its own armour: its famous quills, which are soft at first but harden within the first hours of life; this helps even the youngest of the species deter its enemies as it learns to live and thrive in Canada's wilderness.
A wonderful coin to start a young person's collection!
Features
Seventh coin in the Royal Canadian Mint's Baby Animals series that tenderly depicts young wildlife in a natural setting.
Finely-detailed engraving is complemented by the use of selective colouring to recreate the porcupette's dark-coloured coat and its pink clover feast.
Your coin is crafted from 99.99% pure silver, is GST/HST exempt, and has a limited worldwide mintage.
Design
The reverse design by Canadian artist Trevor Tennant depicts a young porcupine (porcupette) in one of Canada's many forests. Selective colour enhances the detailed engraving and brings this side-view image to life, recreating the porcupette's dense black coat intermingled with long guard hairs and white-tinged quills. While the mother in the engraved background has turned a curious eye toward the viewer, the dark-coloured porcupette seems unconcerned with our intrusion; its attention is innocently focused on the pink clover and green leaves that have sprung up from the forest floor at the foot of a tree. Gripping the wildflower in its forepaw, the porcupette brings it to its mouth to enjoy a small feast as part of the transition to its herbaceous diet.
Specifications
Face Value: $20
Mintage: 4,000
Composition: 99.9% silver
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter(mm): 26.5
Finish: Proof-like
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