2014 Canadian $300 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - 1 oz Fine Platinum Coin

2014 Canadian $300 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - 1 oz Fine Platinum Coin

In Canada, the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep inhabits the Rocky Mountains of central and eastern British Columbia and western Alberta. While they do not technically migrate, herds travel seasonally from highland habitats in the summer to lower, south-facing valleys in the winter, where they can forage beneath the snow for grasses. Scientists believe that the Bighorn Sheep of North America, including the Rocky Mountain, Sierra Nevada, and Desert subspecies, originally arrived via Siberia’s Bering land bridge some 20,000 years ago, reaching a population of more than one million by the middle of the nineteenth century.

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Features

Your stunning 1-ounce 99.95% pure platinum coin measures 30 millimetres in diameter.
Finely engraved and meticulously presented in a beautiful proof finish.
Highly limited mintage of 250 coins.

Design

Designed by Emily Damstra and rendered in exceptional detail, your coin features a profile view of the statuesque curly-horned head of an adult Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep. Exquisite detailing highlights the annulus ridges of the regal ruminant’s blunt-ended left horn, which curls to within centimetres of its far-seeing eyes. The animal’s dark, short hair and light-coloured muzzle are brought to life through fine detail and engraving.

Packaging

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by black RCM box.

Specifications

Face Value: $300
Mintage: 250
Composition: 99.95% Platinum
Weight (g): 31.16
Diameter (mm): 30
Finish: Proof