SPECIES PORTRAIT
Coin 4 broadens the frame with an antler structure that nearly touches both sides of the rim.
Coin 4 is the first issue in the sequence with a currently available Mint product page.
Issue 4 / 9
ANIMAL PORTRAIT · SILVER BULLION
Woodland Caribou
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Coin 4 broadens the frame with an antler structure that nearly touches both sides of the rim.
- Issue year
- 2020
- Fine weight
- ¾ oz
- Product no.
- 176379
CANADA RANGE & HABITAT
Boreal forest and open taiga
Boreal woodland caribou live in Canada’s boreal and open taiga forests. They favour large connected areas with little disturbance and feed heavily on ground and tree lichens during winter.
REVERSE DESIGN
Reading the Woodland Caribou reverse
The head turns right beneath a fan of antlers. Mayer separates the dark facial bands, light muzzle and multiple crossing tines so the animal remains legible within a crowded upper field.
WHY THIS SPECIES
What the Mint says
The Mint presents the woodland caribou through stamina and endurance, but does not state why it was selected for Coin 4.
DESIGN & ENGRAVING
Denis Mayer Jr.
The reverse carries Denis Mayer Jr.’s DM initials. Susanna Blunt designed the obverse portrait.
OBVERSE
Elizabeth II
Susanna Blunt’s uncrowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II faces right. The legend and two-dollar denomination encircle the portrait.
RELEASE / MINTAGE
2020
The Mint identifies this as Coin 4, product 176379, with no fixed mintage.
SERIES PLACEMENT
04 / 09
Coin 4 is the first issue in the sequence with a currently available Mint product page.
SPECIFICATIONS
2020 Woodland Caribou
- Issuer
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Composition
- Silver, .9999 fine
- Fine weight
- ¾ troy oz
- Recorded weight
- 23.33 g
- Diameter
- 38 mm
- Face value
- CAD $2
- Edge
- Serrated
- Finish
- Reverse proof
ISSUE SOURCES
2020 Woodland Caribou
Coin references and species references are listed separately so release facts, design observation and natural history remain distinct.
- Royal Canadian Mint — 2020 Woodland CaribouAccessed 24 Aug 2026
- Natural Resources Canada — Boreal CaribouAccessed 24 Aug 2026