Canada: 2019 $50 Polar Bear 5 oz. Pure Silver Coin

Canada: 2019 $50 Polar Bear 5 oz. Pure Silver Coin

Design: Designed by Tony Bianco, your coin travels to the True North for a glimpse of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) at play. The engraved scene is a touching portrait of a mother and cub swimming in the cold waters of the Canadian Arctic, their closeness reflected in the way they are positioned as they emerge from the icy depths. Textural engraving adds a sense of movement across the surface of the water, where the ebb and flow generated by the swimmers’ movements pushes the floating ice right to the coin’s edge. The theme continues onto the fully engraved edge, which mimics the look of jagged ice and gives the coin its unique shape. The similarly engraved obverse features wave-driven ice shapes that form a frame around the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Mintage: 1200

Composition: 99.99% pure silver

Finish: proof

Weight (g): 157.6

Diameter (mm): 68.81

Edge: 

Face value: $50

Artist: Tony Bianco (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

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