Composition : 99.99% silver
Mintage : 7,500

Portrait of Power

The amazing bald eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - is Canada's largest bird of prey and the only eagle exclusive to North America. An apex predator with no natural enemies, the bald eagle has long been a potent symbol of vision, power, and stoicism. The adult boasts a wing span of more than 2 metres, a standing height of about 1 metre, and an average weight of up to 7 kilograms. Females are generally larger than males. The renowned raptor is noted for its distinctive dark-feathered body and white-feathered head, largegolden eyes, bright yellow beak, and massive yellow claws armed with sharp, powerful talons. This long-lived bird can survive nearly 30 years in the wild and even longer in captivity. Nesting in tall trees near large bodies of water and well away from human habitation, bald eagles survive on a diet of fish, birds, invertebrates, and small mammals,but are opportunistic feeders who will also steal from other predators and eat carrion. 

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In Canada, most bald eagle populations are concentrated along the Pacific coast; however, stable smaller populations are also found across the prairie provinces, inNorthern Ontario, on Cape Breton Island, and in Newfoundland. At-riskpopulations are found in southern Ontario and New Brunswick.

This coin is the first issue of the Bald Eagles collection.
The first coin of the series, released in May 2013, depicts the "Portraitof power".
The second coin of the series, released in August 2013, depicts the "Lifelong mates".
The third coin of the series, released in september 2013, depict the "Returning from the hunt"
the fourth coin of the series, released in october 2013, depict the "Mother protectring her eaglets"

 

BALD EAGLES - PORTRAIT OF POWER - 2013 CANADIAN COINS 01 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 10- FLORA, FAUNA & NATURE and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.