2011 Canada $3 Wildlife Conservation - Black Footed Ferret Sterling Silver

2011 Canada $3 Wildlife Conservation Series - Black Footed Ferret Sterling Silver Square Coin (4th in series). Please note, as is typical of this series, the coin may be toned.

Hero in the night

It happened so quickly. For centuries, we ruled the grasslands. Those who walk on two feet revered us as magical because they would only spy us in the moonlight.

Then a new breed of two-footers arrived. They drove powerful hooves across the land and ripped our kingdom open with great wooden claws. And just as the world began to grow anew, they took aim at our cherished prairie dog. The two-footers rejoiced in victory, but we lay starving, weak and dying. Many believed we were lost to the winds forever; until a small colony was discovered in a field far away. Generations had passed. The two-footers had become wiser, finally understood nature's perfect orchestration and we began to experience the same care and affection normally lavished on our domesticated cousins. But this attention has a new, higher intention to return us to the great Canadian prairie; our cherished and forgotten homeland

Specifications:
Item number: 112448
Face Value: 3 dollars
Mintage: 15,000
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper - Gold plated
Weight (g): 11.8
Diameter (mm): 27 x 27
Edge: Plain
Finish: Specimen

Special Features:
Limited edition coin features a square shape with gold-plating, the fifth square shape coin by the Royal Canadian Mint.
Fourth coin in a new series featuring Canadian conservation wildlife, starting with the 2010 Barn Owl and Polar Bear and 2011 Orca Whale.
This is a Canadian must have for wildlife and animal lovers.
Comes with a unique customized sleeve.

Packaging:
Coin is encapsulated and presented in a maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a unique sleeve featuring this series of coins.