5 oz 2026 Heraldic Landscape: Animals of Canada Gold Plated Proof Silver Coin | Royal Canadian Mint

Where heraldry meets natural majesty: Discover Canada through its fauna.

The follow-up to 2024’s Heraldic Landscape: Birds of Canada, this selectively gold-plated 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin presents a heraldic-inspired vision of Canada, told through its fauna. Thirteen animals, each chosen for its heraldic or historic significance to its province or territory, are arranged to lead the eye on a symbolic journey across the nation—from the Arctic down to the Pacific, through the mountainous west, across the heart of the prairies, into the mighty forests, and ending on the Atlantic coast.

Created by Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, the renowned heraldic artist behind the modern rendition of the Arms of Canada, this is a portrait of unity in natural diversity, where every detail bears the quiet weight of history and the enduring pride of place.

Canadian heraldry and wildlife, united in art.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• Images of Canada. Thirteen iconic animals form an inspiring pictorial representation of Canada—our landscapes, our provinces and territories—in a masterwork uniting history, heraldry, and exquisite craftsmanship.
• Heraldic Canada. As seen on 2024’s Heraldic Landscape: Birds of Canada, this pictorial representation of Canada includes heraldic division lines and motifs that evoke some of Canada’s distinctive landscape features, from sea to sky.
• A 5 oz. view. At a larger-than-usual size (65 mm), this 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver piece gives you a clear view of the richly detailed design, with every line, symbol and flourish coming to life in striking clarity.
• A prestigious addition. Only 1,400 coins are available to collectors worldwide. Don’t wait, order the 2026 edition today!
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.

PACKAGING

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

SELECTIVE GOLD PLATING

Gold plating adds a rich golden hue to your coin’s reverse, creating a striking contrast between the plated animal emblems and the non-plated engraved elements, and all backed by a luminous mirror-like field.

RENOWNED HERALDIC ARTIST

Your coin’s reverse was designed by the renowned Canadian heraldic artist who created and drew the modern rendition of the Canadian Coat of Arms, Cathy Bursey-Sabourin.

DID YOU KNOW?

Not every Canadian province and territory has an official designated animal—but many do, and in this design, some animals were chosen for their cultural significance or regional associations. Several also appear in the arms of other provinces and territories; for example, the beaver (representing Quebec here) also appears on the coat of arms for Manitoba and Alberta, and serves as an official symbol of Canada.

In this selectively gold-plated reverse design by Canadian heraldic artist Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, the shield from the Arms of Canada anchors a heraldry-inspired representation of Canada. Quartered to represent England, Scotland, Ireland and France, the shield features three maple leaves that symbolize all Canadians; these inspired the maple boughs that frame the shield, with the addition of maple keys to represent future growth.

Above the shield, 13 Canadian animals drawn in a heraldic style form a pictorial representation of Canada’s provinces and territories, coupled with heraldic stylizations and division lines that evoke Canada’s distinctive landscape features. These are arranged by region in a counter-clockwise order, starting at the top-right: a Canadian Inuit dog (Nunavut); a barry pattern for the Arctic Ocean and the ice floes in Canada’s north; a narwhal (Northwest Territories); angled lines raguly evoking the aurora borealis; an Alaskan Malamute husky (Yukon); a line wavy crested for the Pacific coast; a spirit (Kermode) bear (British Columbia); a line engrailed for the waves of the Pacific Ocean; a line dancetty for the Rocky Mountains; a bighorn sheep (Alberta); a line nebuly reminiscent of the foothills of the Rockies; a line invected for the round hills of the coulee landscape transitioning to grassland; a white-tailed deer (Saskatchewan); a tapissé of wheat for the prairie landscape; a plains bison (Manitoba); lines dovetailed for the grasslands of Manitoba; a moose (Ontario); a barry wavy pattern for the lakes of Central Canada, the Great Lakes and the Canadian Shield; a beaver (Quebec); Atlantic salmon (New Brunswick); a line nebuly for the high tides of the Bay of Fundy; a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever (Nova Scotia); a red fox (Prince Edward Island); a line sapinée for Canada’s vast forests; a woodland caribou (Newfoundland and Labrador); and a line engrailed resembling the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

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.