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Canada unveils stunning new 3D coin with beavers in rippling water

Isabelle Docto

created: Oct. 3, 2025, 5:37 p.m. | updated: Oct. 5, 2025, 5:37 a.m.

Canada's national animal just got its very own coin, and you can own it for a hefty price. The Royal Canadian Mint recently released the Canadian Symbol: The Beaver – Fine Silver Coin with a cool 3D design inspired by the semiaquatic rodent. The beavers are engraved in Extraordinarily High Relief (EHR) and plated with yellow gold. "Maurade Baynton's clay sculpture served as my main reference, and I enjoyed translating her detailed art into engraved relief," said Alves. "I feel like my addition of the lily pads and ripples in the water not only made the design more production-friendly, it also made the beavers’ environment more authentic and realistic.

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