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ROYAL CANADIAN MINT · SILVER BULLION

Royal Canadian Mint

Predator Series

2016–2019

Four standard one-ounce silver bullion coins pair Emily Damstra’s animal reverses with a shared .9999 fine-silver format.

Issued annually from 2016 through 2019, Cougar, Lynx, Wolf and Grizzly share precision radial lines and a dated micro-engraved maple leaf.

4
coins
.9999
fine silver
1 oz
fine weight
5 CAD
face value
2017 Lynx silver bullion reverse
2018 Wolf silver bullion reverse
2019 Grizzly silver bullion reverse
2016 Cougar silver bullion reverse

.9999 PURE SILVER

Each coin contains one troy ounce of .9999 fine silver and carries a five-dollar face value.

RADIAL LINE TEXTURE

Precision radial lines cover both faces across the four annual issues.

MICRO-ENGRAVED MAPLE LEAF

The reverse security mark contains the final two digits of the issue year.

DESIGNED BY EMILY DAMSTRA

Emily Damstra designed the animal reverse for every coin in the series.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Four hunters, four kinds of forward motion

Predator followed the Mint’s earlier Birds of Prey sequence with four land mammals released from 2016 through 2019.

The common format holds the group together: one troy ounce of .9999 fine silver, a five-dollar denomination, Susanna Blunt’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and precision radial fields. Each reverse changes the encounter—from the cougar’s angled advance to the grizzly’s heavy charge.

RELEASE CHRONOLOGY

One design each year

The sequence opened with the Cougar in 2016 and concluded with the Grizzly in 2019.

  1. 01

    Cougar

    8 Feb 2016

  2. 02

    Lynx

    6 Feb 2017

  3. 03

    Wolf

    2018

  4. 04

    Grizzly

    13 Aug 2019

ARTISTS & ENGRAVING

Natural history drawn for radial fields

Emily Damstra designed the animal reverses. Susanna Blunt’s uncrowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II appears on every obverse. The Wolf also carries an engraving credit to Nathalie Lagacé in specialist catalogue records.

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Damstra’s animals are identified through posture and anatomy as much as portraiture: every body is arranged to push across or toward the circular field.

Predator · 2016–2019

SECURITY

Lines, light and a dated maple leaf

Precision radial lines cover both faces. A micro-engraved maple leaf on the reverse contains the final two digits of the issue year: 16, 17, 18 or 19.

SHARED SPECIFICATIONS

One-ounce Canadian silver bullion

Issuer
Royal Canadian Mint
Metal
Silver, .9999 fine
Fine weight
1 troy oz
Recorded weight
31.11 g
Diameter
38 mm
Face value
CAD $5
Edge
Reeded
Finish
Bullion

MINTAGE / RELEASE RECORDS

Separate limits from final totals

Surviving dealer records report maxima for individual releases, while current Mint pages for the Wolf and Grizzly state that there was no fixed mintage. No official final per-issue totals were located for this sequence.

IssueReleaseProduct no.Official mintage statementSecondary reported maximum
Cougar8 Feb 2016152242No final total located1,000,000
Lynx6 Feb 2017160589No final total located500,000
Wolf2018165658No fixed mintage300,000
Grizzly13 Aug 2019175498No fixed mintage500,000

SOURCES

Royal Canadian Mint and contemporary records

Mint product pages, company reports and the 2019 media release establish the sequence and shared specifications. Contemporary dealer records supply early issue identifiers and photographs.

  1. Royal Canadian Mint — 2016 first-quarter reportAccessed 23 Aug 2026
  2. Royal Canadian Mint — 2018 WolfAccessed 23 Aug 2026
  3. Royal Canadian Mint — 2019 GrizzlyAccessed 23 Aug 2026
  4. Royal Canadian Mint — Grizzly media releaseAccessed 23 Aug 2026
  5. CoinNews — 2017 Lynx launch coverageAccessed 23 Aug 2026
  6. Chards — 2016 CougarAccessed 23 Aug 2026
  7. Chards — 2017 LynxAccessed 23 Aug 2026