2011 Canada $3 Canada's Wildlike Conservation Series Orca Whale Sterling Silver

The Orca's power comes alive on this square-shaped coin in a dynamic, modern design that's beautifully enhanced with gold plate on sterling silver. It's a limited-edition collectible that's a must-have.

Highlights:
The Orca’s power comes alive on this square-shaped coin in a dynamic, modern design that’s beautifully enhanced with gold plated sterling silver. It’s a limited-edition collectible that’s a must-have.

Coin design:
An Orca leaps out of the water in a breathtaking expression of absolute liberty set against a background featuring the sun and a reflection of waves in the sky.

Ruler of the seas.
The Orca (Orcinus orca) is a powerful feature of British Columbia’ sun tamed wilderness; an iconic symbol that figures prominently in the rich cultural heritage of the region’s First Nations people. The Orca is respected as a master hunter and guardian of the sea. People would often watch for its fin near the shore, hoping to receive a message from this mystical messenger from the otherworld.

The Orca is a highly intelligent and sociable animal. It lives in pods with a few dozen individuals. While several pods may come to get her for a hunt, they display a remarkable sense of strategic cooperation as they fill the air with whistles, squeaks and whines to organize thee fort. The Orca is among the world’s fastest sea mamma, capable of leaping out of the water to great heights a breathtaking sight for anyone fortunate to spot one in the wide open waters off Canada’s west coast.