# 1501 - Canadian Wildlife - Part 64

The info below comes from the Royal Canadian Mint's COA (Certificate of Authenticity) of this coin or from the book Canadian Collector Coins, vol 2, 8th Edition, by M. Drake or https://en.numista.com/ , or https://www.wikipedia.org/.

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 sixty fourth coin is a 2012 CAD $5 "Cougar".

This coin weights 31.1g (1oz) with 99.99% silver purity and Bullion finish. Its mintage was 1,000,000 units and the issue price was BV (Bullion Value). It is the fourth coin in the Bullion Canadian Wildlife series.

The cougar (Puma concolor) is also known as a panther, puma, mountain lion, and catamount. It is also found in many habitats, from northern British Columbia to Argentina. Scientists classify the mountain lion as a small cat, as it does not roar but purrs like smaller cats do.

Designed and engraved by José Osio, the reverse features a "roaring" cougar.

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