# 966 - Canadian Wildlife - Part 46

Today we will continue the series called "Canadian Wildlife".

The Royal Canadian Mint is known by its high quality work and the enormous number of commemorative coins issued each year. Among these commemoratives we find many, individual or in series, under the theme "wildlife".

Canada, with its vast lands and seas, is the home of a varied fauna and that will be showed in this series.

I will try to post land animals, sea animals and birds, in that order.

The fourty sixth is a 2015 CAD $20 "Imposing Alpha Wolf".

In 2015 the Royal Canadian Mint issued a series called "Majestic Animals".

Each one was a 2015 $20 CAD, weighting 31.39g (1.01oz) with 99.99% silver purity and Colored Proof finish.

This is the last coin of the series: "Imposing Alpha Wolf".
Its mintage was 6,498 units and the issue price was $99.95 CAD.

Guardian of its territory, the wolf (Canis lupus) is a fearless hunter that relies on its remarkable intelligence, its keen senses, and a pack mentality to maintain its reputation as an apex predator. It also plays an important role in the biodiversity of the remote areas it inhabits, from Labrador to British Columbia and north.

The reverse image by Canadian artist Maurade Baynton features a lone wolf (Canis lupus) rendered in striking detail, which affords us a unique close-up view of the wolf’s characteristics.
Here, our fearless hunter is perched on a rocky slope and holds its steely gaze as it surveys its remote territory and the horizon beyond the image field.
The application of selective colouring allows the viewer to glimpse the wolf’s fine features and its handsomely coloured fur that allows this fearless carnivore to blend in with its surroundings. Behind the wolf, a mountain range looms over the river that winds through the forest valley below, with tall timbers that only add to the majesty of this natural setting.

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