100 Years of Protection - Pileated Woodpekcer
The reverse design by Canadian artist Claudio D’Angelo features an intricately engraved portrait of a pileated woodpecker in a forest setting. The side- profile view offers a sense of the bird’s large size as it takes flight on broad wings, with feathers splayed in a dramatic fashion. Vibrant colour naturally draws the eye to thered crest atop its head, which offers a gorgeous splash of colour above the black and white stripes that run down its neck and re -appear along its flight feathers. Rising up in the engraved background is a mighty maple tree, where large chiselled holes in the bark provide evidence of the woodpecker’s feeding activity before its majestic flight.
This coin is the fourth issue of the Migratory Birds Convention.
The first coin of the series, released in Febuary 2016, depicts the Mountain Bluebird.
The second coin of the series, released in June 2016, depicts the American Avocet.
The third coin of the series, released in August 2016, depicts the American Goldfinch.
The fourth and the last coin of the series, released in November 2016, depicts the Pileated Woodpecker.

MIGRATORY BIRDS CONVENTION - THE PILEATED WOODPECKER - 2016 CANADIAN COINS 04 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 02- FINE SILVER and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.