Royal Canadian Mint · 2017 · 2020–2025

Monumental Full Body

The series’ longest-running reverse lowers the bison’s head and lets its shoulder mass dominate the field.

Design years: 2017 · 2020–2025
Exact representative issue: 2025
Artist: Vanessa Miller; attribution is explicit in several dated Mint records
Format: 1¼ oz · .9999 · $8 CAD

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

Design reading

The animal fills most of the diameter, grounded by prairie grass and framed by layered cloud bands. The same core composition appears in 2017, pauses for the close portrait of 2018–2019, then returns from 2020 through 2025. The exact 2025 pair shown here represents that continuing design.

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 exact 2025 representative has radial lines and a micro-engraved maple leaf marked ‘25’. Security details remain dated facts, not assumptions for every year.

Mintage

The 2017 total remains disputed; 2021 remains unknown. Mint records describe 2020 and 2022–2025 as having no fixed mintage.

Bison context

The lowered head and heavy shoulder emphasize the bison’s mass while grass and clouds retain a prairie setting.

Selected sources

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