2010 Canada $3 Canada's Wildlike Conservation Series Barn Owl Sterling Silver

The first coin in this exciting four coin series sets itself apart with its uncommon square shape the perfect setting to showcase the modern style used to depict an endangered species of Canada’s treasured wildlife. Gold plating on silver brings an up sca

Keeper of the field.
There are countless myths and legends about the barn owl, inspired by its nighttime activities and It sun usual black eyes and markings that give its face a haunting expression.

For centuries, the barn owl (Ty to alba) inhabited Europe’s barns and church steeples to feed on the micethat lived there. And when settlers began clearing fields in North America, it was quick to take advantage of the new habitat that was being created in southern British Columbia and southern Ontario an ecological environmentally friendly form of pest control for Canada’s early farmers.


Highlights:
The first coin in this exciting four-coin series sets itselfapart with it sun common square shape. Gold plating on silver brings an upscale enhancement to this must-have limited-edition coin.

Coin design:
A stylized portrait of the barn owl highlighting its unusual facial features withthe moon and wooden beams in the background.