Pièce 5 onces d’argent épreuve plaquée or Paysage héraldique : Animaux du Canada 2026 | Monnaie royale canadienne

Where heraldry meets natural majesty: Discover Canada through its fauna.

The follow-up to 2024’s Heraldic Landscape: Birds of Canada, this selectively gold-plated 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin presents a heraldic-inspired vision of Canada, told through its fauna. Thirteen animals, each chosen for its heraldic or historic significance to its province or territory, are arranged to lead the eye on a symbolic journey across the nation—from the Arctic down to the Pacific, through the mountainous west, across the heart of the prairies, into the mighty forests, and ending on the Atlantic coast.

Created by Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, the renowned heraldic artist behind the modern rendition of the Arms of Canada, this is a portrait of unity in natural diversity, where every detail bears the quiet weight of history and the enduring pride of place.

Canadian heraldry and wildlife, united in art.

CARACTÉRISTIQUES DE LA PIÈCE

• Images of Canada. Thirteen iconic animals form an inspiring pictorial representation of Canada—our landscapes, our provinces and territories—in a masterwork uniting history, heraldry, and exquisite craftsmanship.
• Heraldic Canada. As seen on 2024’s Heraldic Landscape: Birds of Canada, this pictorial representation of Canada includes heraldic division lines and motifs that evoke some of Canada’s distinctive landscape features, from sea to sky.
• A 5 oz. view. At a larger-than-usual size (65 mm), this 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver piece gives you a clear view of the richly detailed design, with every line, symbol and flourish coming to life in striking clarity.
• A prestigious addition. Only 1,400 coins are available to collectors worldwide. Don’t wait, order the 2026 edition today!
• Un certificat numéroté inclus. La Monnaie royale canadienne garantit l'authenticité de toutes ses pièces de collection.

EMBALLAGE

La pièce est encapsulée et présentée dans un boîtier à double coque noir orné du logo de la Monnaie royale canadienne, assorti d’une boîte protectrice noire.

UN PLACAGE EN OR SÉLECTIF

Gold plating adds a rich golden hue to your coin’s reverse, creating a striking contrast between the plated animal emblems and the non-plated engraved elements, and all backed by a luminous mirror-like field.

RENOWNED HERALDIC ARTIST

Your coin’s reverse was designed by the renowned Canadian heraldic artist who created and drew the modern rendition of the Canadian Coat of Arms, Cathy Bursey-Sabourin.

LE SAVIEZ-VOUS ?

Not every Canadian province and territory has an official designated animal—but many do, and in this design, some animals were chosen for their cultural significance or regional associations. Several also appear in the arms of other provinces and territories; for example, the beaver (representing Quebec here) also appears on the coat of arms for Manitoba and Alberta, and serves as an official symbol of Canada.

In this selectively gold-plated reverse design by Canadian heraldic artist Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, the shield from the Arms of Canada anchors a heraldry-inspired representation of Canada. Quartered to represent England, Scotland, Ireland and France, the shield features three maple leaves that symbolize all Canadians; these inspired the maple boughs that frame the shield, with the addition of maple keys to represent future growth.

Above the shield, 13 Canadian animals drawn in a heraldic style form a pictorial representation of Canada’s provinces and territories, coupled with heraldic stylizations and division lines that evoke Canada’s distinctive landscape features. These are arranged by region in a counter-clockwise order, starting at the top-right: a Canadian Inuit dog (Nunavut); a barry pattern for the Arctic Ocean and the ice floes in Canada’s north; a narwhal (Northwest Territories); angled lines raguly evoking the aurora borealis; an Alaskan Malamute husky (Yukon); a line wavy crested for the Pacific coast; a spirit (Kermode) bear (British Columbia); a line engrailed for the waves of the Pacific Ocean; a line dancetty for the Rocky Mountains; a bighorn sheep (Alberta); a line nebuly reminiscent of the foothills of the Rockies; a line invected for the round hills of the coulee landscape transitioning to grassland; a white-tailed deer (Saskatchewan); a tapissé of wheat for the prairie landscape; a plains bison (Manitoba); lines dovetailed for the grasslands of Manitoba; a moose (Ontario); a barry wavy pattern for the lakes of Central Canada, the Great Lakes and the Canadian Shield; a beaver (Quebec); Atlantic salmon (New Brunswick); a line nebuly for the high tides of the Bay of Fundy; a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever (Nova Scotia); a red fox (Prince Edward Island); a line sapinée for Canada’s vast forests; a woodland caribou (Newfoundland and Labrador); and a line engrailed resembling the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

L'avers présente l'effigie de Sa Majesté le roi Charles III conçue par l'artiste canadien Steven Rosati.

À PROPOS DE LA MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE

La Monnaie royale canadienne est connue pour être l'une des monnaies les plus réputées au monde. La succursale d'Ottawa de la Monnaie royale a ouvert ses portes en 1908 et a été rebaptisée Monnaie royale canadienne en 1931 lorsque le contrôle a été transféré au gouvernement canadien. Ses normes élevées d'excellence et de qualité lui ont permis d'être la première raffinerie à fabriquer des pièces d'investissement en or d'une pureté de 9999 en 1982, ainsi que la première à atteindre une pureté d'or de 99999 en 1998.