Pièce d’argent Prédateur ou proie en boîte à ombres 2025 | Monnaie royale canadienne

In this forest shadow box, each layer adds to the story.

The balance of nature depends on predator-prey relationships that drive evolution, with each side of that relationship striving to adapt in order to survive. Every organism plays a part in the web of life, and that concept is beautifully illustrated on this fine silver collectible featuring a spellbinding shadow box composition on its reverse. Filled with lush flora and hidden fauna, the shadow box design is composed of superimposed layers of engraving that gently overlap, each casting shadows on the next and obscuring important story details that are only visible when viewed from a certain angle, ultimately revealing that the hunter may actually be the hunted!

Enjoy a woodland scene filled with hidden details… and dangers.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• Second shadow box coin. Back by popular demand! Introduced on the 2022 From the R&D Lab: Birds in Shadow Box coin, new minting technology introduces unparalleled depth by breaking down the scene into engraved top and bottom layers, and two cut-out layers in the middle, to create a floating image effect.
• New scene. While the first shadow box coin re-visited a previous coin design, this offering features a brand-new scene that has never been done before.
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
• No GST/HST

PACKAGING

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded wood case that makes for an elegant display.

A DESIGN THAT REWARDS REPEATED VIEWINGS

Each layer features an incredible number of details and storytelling elements that add complexity, and even tension, to a seemingly quiet woodland scene. The top and bottom layers feature an antique finish, while the middle layers are painted.

PREADTOR OR PREY... OR BOTH?

The superimposed layers purposely overlap to obscure some details that are only revealed when viewed from a different angle, which will change how you view this scene.

DID YOU KNOW?

Wolves and cougars are among the known predators of Canada lynx which in turn are primary predators of snowshoe hares that average about 75% of their diet. When competing for resources within a shared territory, the larger and stronger wolf has some advantages over the lynx, but the wild cat is more agile and can escape a threat by climbing trees.

ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT

The Royal Canadian Mint is known as one of the most reputable mints in the world. The Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint opened in 1908 and was renamed The Royal Canadian Mint in 1931 when control was transferred to the Canadian government. Their high standards for excellence and quality allowed them to be the first refinery to manufacture 9999 fine gold bullion coins in 1982, as well as the first to reach 99999 fine gold purity in 1998.