Canadian 2012 $20 Silver Polar Bear Commemorative Coin

Polar Bear Commemorative Coin Designs and Specifications

The $20 Silver Polar Bear Commemorative Coin, like the previous two releases, is composed of 99.99% pure silver with a diameter of 27mm. It has a total weight of 7.96 grams.

These .9999 fine silver specimen quality coins showcase the image of a polar bear. The strikes are available now from the Royal Canadian Mint at the face value of $20, and are sure to move quickly if collectors follow the same pattern as seen for the two previous releases.

The $20 Silvermaple leaf commemorative design was the first strike issued in the series and debuted in February 2011. In just twenty-nine days, the entire mintage of 200,000 had been sold despite initially being available only in Canada and having a household order limit of three coins.

That impressive record was once again repeated with the release of the second coin in the series, the $20 Silvercanoe commemorative coin It was first issued in October 2011 and was available for thirty-four days when the increased mintage of 250,000 had been reached, once again with a household order limit of three.