Royal Canadian Mint · 2016

At Water’s Edge

A standing bison, rippling water and mountain forms compress an entire habitat into the coin’s circular field.

Design years: 2016
Exact representative issue: 2016
Artist: Vanessa Miller
Format: 1¼ oz · .9999 · $8 CAD

Obverse and reverse are the same dated issue and are shown complete.

Design reading

The animal stands almost still while horizontal ripples set the foreground apart from the mountain backdrop. Vanessa Miller’s composition trades the open movement of 2015 for a layered, observant pause.

Shared specifications

Metal: .9999 fine silver
Weight: 1¼ troy oz
Face value: 8 Canadian dollars
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Bullion
Mint: Royal Canadian Mint

Security

The 2016 Mint sales sheet establishes radial lines and the micro-engraved maple leaf marked ‘16’.

Mintage

An accepted final production total for 2016 was not located.

Bison context

Water and mountain forms frame the bison as part of a habitat, distinct from the open prairie of 2015.

Selected sources

Primary Mint records lead the factual record; specialist catalogues are used where they add dated or visual evidence.