CANADA
2011
Orca Whale
$10 Fine Silver Coin
Specification:
RCM Number: 115548
Face Value: 10 dollars
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% pure Silver Content: 0.510tr oz
Weight: 15.87 g
Diameter: 34.0 mm
Edge: Reeded
Finish: Proof
Artist: Susanna Blunt (Oberverse) Corrine Hunt (Reverse)
Awesome power at sea.
The Orca Whale is among the most intelligentmammals with the rare ability to pass its knowledgeonto its young. It hunts in pods of up to three dozenindividuals and is a spectacular sight at sea. Longrevered by First Nations communities of theNorthwest Coast, the powerful Orca is increasinglythreatened by pollution and habitat loss.
Celebrated First Nation’s artist Corrine Hunt has brought her distinctive vision of traditional Kwakwaka’wakw and Tlingit forms to create these special-edition collectibles. Every design is visual poetry that gives the time-honoured traditions of conservation and respect a contemporary voice with powerful lines and well-honed economy in composition.
2011 is the International Year of Forests—a time to reflect on the significant role the wilderness plays in reducing global warming and preserving the earth’s environmental balance.
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