300 Dollars - Elizabeth II 2010

Weight

31.15 g

Diameter

30 mm

Thickness

2.5 mm

Material

Platinum (.9995)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled

Front design

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.

Back design

Ground Sloth

Year of Minting

2010

Queen

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Mint location

Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa , Canada (1908-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA SB Reverse: CANADA 300 DOLLARS 2010 KB 9995 Pt

Context

The ground sloth is one of North America's most unusual prehistoric animals. A curious resident of the Ice Age The ground sloth is one of North America’s most unusual prehistoric animals. Its peculiar bones are an intriguing and welcome find for paleontologists; so remarkable thatPresident Thomas Jefferson felt compelled to present specimens he had received to Philadelphia’s American Philosophical Society in 1797. This discussion inspired vertebrate paleontology in North America and the species Megalonyx jeffersonii is named for the third President. Several species of Megalonyx have been named. Jefferson’s is the largest, most recent ground sloth, estimated to have appeared more than 150,000 years ago. It was a distant relative of the modern two- and three-toed sloths that spend most of their time in trees. In contrast, the Jefferson ground sloth was ox-sized, growing to 2.5 or 3 m (8 to 10 ft) long. It hada short, broad head with a blunt muzzle. The teeth were peg-like with space between the blunt fang-liketeeth and wider cheek teeth. In Canada, fossils of Jefferson’s ground sloths have been found in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia,as well as the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.The species became extinct about 9,000 years ago.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

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