2020 $10 CANADA 2 OZ .9999 SILVER FLYING CANADIAN GOOSE NGC MS69 - EXTRA THICK

Royal Canadian Mint

Alex Colville design from the 1967 Canadian Dollar

The Canadian goose is one of the more ubiquitous game birds

in North America. A popular target of hunters across North America,

the goose is also found in increasing numbers in Britain after it was

introduced there in the 17th century. Geese are most commonly found

in flocks as they migrate from north to south, and vice versa, each year.

2020 $10 CANADA 2 OZ .9999 SILVER FLYING CANADIAN GOOSE NGC MS69 - EXTRA THICK

Obverse

Queen Elizabeth II is depicted on the obverse of all 2020 Canadian

Goose Silver Coins. This right-profile bust of the Queen is the fourth-generation

design and it was introduced in 2003 by the mint. Designed by Susanna Blunt,

it is just the second monarch portrait from a Canadian artist and the first on

Canadian coins since the reign of King George VI to depict the monarch with no crown.

Her Majesty is accompanied by inscriptions of Elizabeth II, 10 Dollars, and 2020.

A Canadian goose is featured on the reverse of 2020 Canadian Goose 2 oz Silver Coins.

This design is a mirror image of the one Alex Colville created in 1967 for the Canadian

Dollar coin marking the 100th anniversary of confederation. The goose flies from left to

right in this design and is surrounded by inscriptions of Canada, 9999, and Fine Silver

2 oz Argent Pur. You will also find the micro laser-engraved maple leaf privy mark security

feature on this face of the coin.

Canadian geese breed and nest in the northern United States and Canada through

the spring and summer months. Beginning in the autumn, the birds will migrate south

to the southern United States and northern Mexico to nest and feed while awaiting the

arrival of warmer weather up north.