ROYAL CANADIAN MINT · FINITE SILVER BULLION SERIES
03 / 04Buteo jamaicensis
A broad diagonal descent with both talons lowered
READING THE COIN
The hawk fills the widest diagonal in the set. One wing sweeps across the upper field as the body falls toward the lower-left legend, producing a shallower, heavier descent than the peregrine's stoop.
The head turns slightly toward the viewer while the lowered legs remain separated from the tail. Layered flight feathers create a strong upper edge and Damstra's ED initials sit below the body.
SERIES POSITION
2015 · A broad diagonal descent with both talons lowered
MINTAGE RECORD
No final per-issue total was located in the available official record.
SHARED SPECIFICATION
.9999 silver, one troy ounce, reeded edge, CAD $5; Susanna Blunt's Elizabeth II portrait appears on the obverse.
SOURCES
Royal Canadian Mint product and release records give the coin date, series position and specifications; the linked APMEX record preserves identifying standard-issue photography.