Silver Canadian Big Horn Sheep 3/4 oz. 2017 Gem/BU

The Big Horn Sheep is one of the most intriguing animal species in North America, and sure to incite jealousy among human beings who seek to climb mountains throughout the continent with the ease and grace of the sheep. The Big Horn Sheep now appears on a new coin from the Royal Canadian Mint. 

Ovis Canadensis, better known as the bighorn sheep, is found throughout the Rocky Mountains of North America and is particularly well-known among Canadian climbers in the Rockies. Bighorn sheep weight in around 136 kilograms and are one-and-a-half times the size of the average domesticated sheep.