In 1999, Canada issued a special series of quarters (one per month) to celebrate the dawn of the new millennium. The designs were drawn from over 33,000 contest submissions.
The theme of the April coin is 'Our Northern Heritage'. It is adapted from a copper engraving by renowned Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak. In Inuit tradition, the owl represents wisdom, and the bear represents power and kindness.
All coin images in Daniel's Coin Zoo are from my personal collection. I collect, research, and personally photograph every coin displayed on this site. PLEASE do not take my images without permission. If you would like to use any coin image you see, just ask me. Thank you.