Description
The 2019 Gold Canadian Wild Horse 1/4-oz $10 coin is a tribute to the DNA test-determined “purest breed” Wild Horse of North America to survive.
It is the third design to be released in the Animal Portrait reverse proof gold coin series by the Royal Canadian Mint.
Coin Highlights:
- Contains 1/4 troy oz of .9999 pure gold
- Bears a face value of $10 CAD backed by the federal government of Canada
- Obverse features the right facing portrait (effigy) of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II designed by Susanna Blunt
- Reverse features the Canadian Wild Horse design by Denis Mayer Jr.
- Measures 20 mm in diameter and comes in a reeded edge design
The horses originally came to the New World as a cross between the Norman breed of France’s King Louis XIV and the Breton/Andalusian horse.