Canada 10 Dollars Silver Coin 2016 Quetzalcoatlus - Terror of the Sky
Day of the Dinosaurs
Millions of years ago, when the Rocky Mountains had barely begun to form and much of North America's interior lay beneath a great sea, prehistoric Canada was home to an astounding array of dinosaurs.
Some were small and swift, others were ferocious giants — and you can meet three of them with this awe-inspiring series of fine silver coloured coins, starting with Quetzalcoatlus, the terror of the sky!
Obverse: Susanna Blunt’s design of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Reverse: Designed by Canadian artist Dino Pulerà, the first coin in your subscription features an intricately engraved rendition of how a Quetzalcoatlus likely appeared, and was reviewed for scientific accuracy by palaeontologist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. The use of selective colour brings this long-gone species to life in incredible detail; soaring with only an occasional flap of its enormous wings, the terrifyingly large reptile keeps one wing bent towards the viewer while the left wing is outstretched. Its long, pointed beak is open wide, releasing a cry into the wind as it prepares to swoop down to find prey. The coin's own silver surface recreates radiant rays of bright sunlight peeking through the clouds above the distant mountains, which convey how high the plane-sized creature would soar above the conifer forest below.
Mintage: 10000.
Composition: 99.99% pure silver.
Finish: proof.
Weight: 15.87 g.
Diameter: 34 mm.
Edge: serrated.
Face value: 10 Canadian Dollars.
Artist: Dino Pulera (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse).
Manufacturer: Royal Canadian Mint.
