The polar bear is the largest extant predatory carnivore alive in the world today. Though it is a distant relation of the massive Grizzlies of the brown bear family, the polar bear can be considered the larger cousin of the two with male boars reaching a weight of 1,543 pounds at a maximum. Due to its vast stretches of Arctic ice shelves, Canada is a popular nation of issue for silver coins with polar bear images. Today, you have the chance to get 2020 Canadian Polar Bear 1/2 oz Silver Coins online from Provident Metals.

Highlights:

• Arrives with an individual protective plastic flip, an acrylic mint tube of 20, or a box of 240 silver coins!
• Newest release in the Polar Bear 1/2 oz Silver series!
• Consists of 1/2 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver in BU condition.
• The face value of $10 (CAD) is backed by Canada.
• On the obverse is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
• The reverse showcases a polar bear surveying the Arctic landscape from a high point.

The broader bear family, known as Ursidae, is thought to have split genetically from other carnivores around 38 million years ago. Within this family, bears are believed to emerge as a distinctive subfamily known as Ursinae around 4.2 million years ago. From there, the various subspecies of bears that still survive today are thought to have largely diverged from the polar bear within the family between 603,000 years ago and 400,000 years ago.

Obverse

On the obverse side of 2020 Canadian Polar Bear 1/2 oz Silver Coins is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is shown in right-profile relief without a crown on her head. The portrait was created in 2003 and is the second from a Canadian artist during the Queens reign and the first during her reign to lack a crown within the portrait. Inscriptions include Elizabeth II, D.G. Regina, and 10 Dollars.

Reverse

The reverse field of the 2020 Canadian Polar Bear Silver Coin showcases a polar bear as it looks out over the Arctic landscape from a high point. The polar bear is shown standing near a snowy rock edge as it looks out over the frozen landscape. Beneath its elevated position, an open body of water has sheets of ice floating through it. Inscriptions include “Canada 2020,” “9999,” and “Fine Silver 1/2 oz Argent Pur.”

History

The latest 2020 Canadian Polar Bear 1/2 oz Silver Coin release is the newest issue of this BU coin from the Royal Canadian Mint. The collection debuted as an annual option in 2018 and offers new design elements on the reverse capturing the polar bear in a new image each year.

Ordering

These 2020 Canadian Polar Bear 1/2 oz Silver Coins come in Brilliant Uncirculated condition from the Royal Canadian Mint and offer options for individual and bulk purchasers. The individual coins ship inside of protective plastic flips. The coins are available in bulk with acrylic mint tubes of 20 or boxes of 240 coins.

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