The 2020 1/10 oz Canadian Bald Eagle gives the Royal Canadian Mint’s wildlife artistry a fractional gold format, struck in .9999 fine gold with a $5 CAD face value. A one-year design outside the flagship Maple Leaf program, it pairs four-nines purity with lower mintage than Canada’s standard bullion, appealing to stackers and collectors of RCM wildlife issues alike.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: 1/10 troy oz of .9999 fine gold, $5 Canadian legal tender
- Metal: Four-nines pure gold from the Royal Canadian Mint
- Obverse Design: Susanna Blunt’s effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Reverse Design: A bald eagle in flight over a lakeshore, dated 2020
The obverse presents Susanna Blunt’s uncrowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the effigy that served Canadian coinage from 2003 through the end of her reign, the queen shown with a pearl necklace. ELIZABETH II and D·G·REGINA, by the grace of God, Queen, arc around the portrait with the 5 DOLLARS denomination below, all set on the RCM’s fine radial-line field.
The reverse catches a bald eagle mid-flight, wings stretched wide, its head turned downward as its talons swing forward toward unseen prey. The bird’s layered flight feathers dominate the design, while a shoreline of conifers rises in the right field to place the hunt over northern waters. CANADA 2020 spans the top with the 9999 fineness beneath it, designer initials CD sit near the wingtip, and FINE GOLD 1/10 OZ OR PUR wraps the lower rim in both official languages. A ring of radial lines borders the whole composition.
RCM gold carries sovereign backing and world-class security engraving, and the .9999 purity keeps this coin eligible for precious metals IRAs. Tenth-ounce sizing adds flexibility for gifting and incremental buying.
A one-year wildlife design in four-nines gold makes this eagle a fractional with collector upside. Order the 2020 1/10 oz Canadian Bald Eagle gold coin today.