# 1452 - Canadian Wildlife - Part 15

Today we will continue the series called "Canadian Wildlife".

The Royal Canadian Mint is known by its high quality work and the enormous number of commemorative coins issued each year. Among these commemoratives we find many, individual or in series, under the theme "wildlife".

Canada, with its vast lands and seas, is the home of a varied fauna and that will be showed in this series.

I will try to post land animals, sea animals and birds, in that order.

The fifteenth is a 2014 CAD $5 "Peregrine Falcon".

In 2011 the Royal Canadian Mint decided to create the "Canadian Wildlife Series (Bullion Issues)". It would last till today, with two $5 coins minted each year.

Each coins weights 31.11g with Bullion finish and 99.99% silver purity. Each mintage was 1,000,000 units. The issue price was Bullion Value.

The reverse shows the "Peregrine Falcon" (Falco peregrinus). Revered since the Middle Ages, the peregrine falcon is one of the most striking, beautiful, graceful aerial predators in the world. Known for its breathtaking displays of flight agility, the bird can reach speeds over 300km/h while stooping, making it the fastest animal in the world.

It was designed by Canadian artist Emily Damstra and depicts a peregrine falcon in a mid-air attack position.

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