Canada: 2022 $20 Black and Gold: The Sea Otter Pure Silver Coin

Canada: 2022 $20 Black and Gold: The Sea Otter Pure Silver Coin

Design: The circular reverse design by wildlife artist Claude Thivierge features a contrasting “yin and yang” portrait of the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). Two adult sea otters are positioned in a way that represents opposite but complementary concepts, such as work and rest/play. Yellow gold and black rhodium plating clearly divide the design into two halves in order to highlight the importance of achieving balance in life, but also in nature, where the sea otter’s reintroduction to Canada’s Pacific coast has had a big impact on the marine ecosystem. The obverse features the gold-plated effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Mintage: 6,500

Composition: 99.99% pure silver, with yellow gold and black rhodium plating

Finish: matte Proof

Weight (g): 31.39

Diameter (mm): 38

Edge: serrated

Face value: $20

Artist: Claude Thivierge (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

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