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Marvel at this gold UHR portrait of a stalking cougar.

Its intended prey will rarely see or hear a cougar’s approach… until it’s too late. Guided by its senses and gifted with both speed and agility, Puma concolor doesn’t need to put on an amazing strength display during the hunt. Instead, Canada’s largest wild cat quietly stalks its quarry, crouching and creeping and concealing itself in foliage as it closes in, before swiftly pouncing and delivering a fatal prolonged bite. The cougar’s adept stalking abilities are powerfully conveyed on the second instalment in the Great Hunters series, each Ultra High Relief (UHR) portrait serving as a commanding example of the unconquerable and often elusive nature of Canada’s wilderness.

Lock eyes with the stealthiest of the Great Hunters.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• A more expansive UHR view than ever before. Each coin in our Great Hunters series is distinguished by multi-level relief heights that were made possible by RCM's most innovative UHR minting relief technique yet.
• One of Canada’s Great Hunters. Solitary and elusive, the cougar relies on its senses to survive and prefers to remain unseen, but your coin’s reverse offers a rare glimpse of its stalk-and-ambush hunting technique.
• A gorgeous golden gleam. Your coin is 99.99% pure gold and features a deeply reflective, mirror-like finish that radiates luxury and light to extraordinary effect.
• Low mintage. Only 400 coins are available to collectors worldwide.
• An Emily Damstra original. Your coin’s reverse was designed by Emily Damstra, the award-winning artist who has created many coin designs for the Royal Canadian Mint and the United States Mint, including the American Silver Eagle Type 2 coin.
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
• No GST/HST.

PACKAGING

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

STUNNING ULTRA HIGH RELIEF (UHR)

• The Ultra High Relief height of 1.6 mm brings outstanding height and depth to this striking portrait of a cougar on the hunt in the Canadian wilderness.

MULTIPLE FROSTINGS FOR DYNAMIC PLAY

Multiple frostings alter the way light reflects off the different design elements, creating a more realistic rendering of both the hunter and its surroundings.

DID YOU KNOW?

An opportunistic predator who hunts from dusk until dawn, the cougar is known to prey on a variety of species, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, moose calves, coyotes, beavers and mice. A cougar relies on cover to ambush its prey, and once it has eaten its fill, it will hide any remains and save them for another feeding.

Engraved in Ultra High Relief (UHR), the reverse design by artist Emily Damstra brings the viewer face-to-face with a cougar (Puma concolor) in the Canadian wilderness. The quietly stalking cougar is steady on its feet, its big paws padding and silencing its approach as it creeps down a rocky slope strewn with fallen leaves from the surrounding trembling aspen trees. The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT

The Royal Canadian Mint is known as one of the most reputable mints in the world. The Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint opened in 1908 and was renamed The Royal Canadian Mint in 1931 when control was transferred to the Canadian government. Their high standards for excellence and quality allowed them to be the first refinery to manufacture 9999 fine gold bullion coins in 1982, as well as the first to reach 99999 fine gold purity in 1998.