2025 Canada $30 The Ancestor - 2 oz Fine Silver & Gold-plated Coin

2025 Canada $30 The Ancestor - 2 oz Fine Silver & Gold-plated Coin

Grow your personal art collection with a second Kwakiutl wood panel.

From the sky to the sea—the followup to 2024’s The Hunter, this 2 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin dives into the cool Pacific waters for an unforgettable view of the Orca, guardian of the sea. The selectively gold-plated design by Kwakiutl artist Jason Hunt is styled to resemble a hand-carved cedar panel, with the engraved woodgrain pattern and rope-shaped rim on both sides completing the look. On the reverse, the expressive forms and flowing lines convey chaos amid the waves, as the Orca hunts the Salmon on a moonlit night. It is an exquisite tribute to the guardian spirit that traditionally represents family and strength, and a gorgeous snapshot of Kwakwaka’wakw culture.

A continuation of 2024’s The Hunter.

Features:

• A stunning tribute to the guardian spirit. The followup to 2024’s The Hunter, this 2025 coin keeps the focus on Kwakwaka’wakw art and the Kwakiutl carving tradition while paying homage to the Orca, guardian of the sea.
• Styled to resemble a Kwakiutl carved wood panel. Crafted in 2 oz. of 99.99% pure silver, your coin is styled to resemble a hand-carved Kwakiutl wood panel, with selective gold plating highlighting the formline style that is characteristic of Northwest Coast art.
• A spotlight on Indigenous storytelling. Rich, diverse and full of meaning, Indigenous art in all its many forms is a visual representation of traditions carried forward, one generation at a time.
• A proud artistic legacy. Artist Jason Hunt comes from a long line of internationally renowned Kwakiutl carvers and artists who have been instrumental in the survival and resurgence of Kwakiutl art.
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
• No GST/HST.

Design:

Rope frame
For 2024’s The Hunter, we pushed the striking process to the limit by adding a decorative rim to both sides of the coin, and that cedar bark rope frame appears on this 2025 coin, too.

Woodgrain pattern
To complete the look, an engraved woodgrain pattern fills the field on both the reverse and the obverse.

Designed by Kwakiutl artist Jason Hunt and rendered in the Northwest Coast formline style, the reverse depicts the Orca, guardian of the sea, hunting the Salmon by the light of the moon. To mimic the look of a carved Kwakiutl wood panel framed by cedar bark rope, the reverse and obverse both feature an engraved woodgrain texture and a rope along the rim. The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

Packaging:

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

Specifications:

Face Value: $30
Mintage: 3,500
Composition: 99.99% pure silver with yellow gold plating
Weight (g): 62.69
Diameter (mm): 50
Finish: Modified Reverse Proof