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Clan Animals: Otter – ¾ oz. Fine Silver Coin

Silver 2026 Mintage 10,000
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Clan Animals: Otter – ¾ oz. Fine Silver Coin

Silver 2026 Mintage 10,000
$157.35 USD
Masters Club: 2,200 Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability: Out of stock in stores
Shipping: Expected to be shipped on Oct 14

About

Honouring Nigig, symbol of healing, balance and play.

The last coin in the Clan Animals series, Nigig, the Otter, embodies the joy that heals and the balance that sustains. While Nigig’s grace in the water mirrors the ease with which it moves through life’s currents, its playful spirit reminds the Anishinabek that lightness is not separate from strength, but part of the healing that restores harmony—for connection and joy are themselves powerful medicines.

Enhanced with colour, this ¾ oz. 99.99% pure silver coin honours Nigig’s special gifts: the ability to weave play into life’s serious work; and as a bringer of kinship, to keep hearts open and communities whole.

Third and final coin in the series.

Special features

  • Last coin in the series. The three-coin Clan Animals series celebrates clan animals central to Anishinabek identity and teachings. Each work reflects their enduring role as spiritual guides and living links between the Anishinabek and the animal world.
  • First RCM collaboration. We’re proud to feature the work of Mark Nadjiwan in this three-coin series—his first collaboration with the Royal Canadian Mint. Mark is a member of Neyaashiinigmiing Unceded First Nation near Owen Sound, Ontario, part of the Anishinabek Nation. His striking pen-and-ink style, inspired by the Woodland tradition, is recognized across Canada and internationally. Through his unique artistic voice, Mark brings powerful cultural storytelling to life, and we’re honoured to showcase his work in this meaningful series.
  • Complete the story. Collect all three coins in this series:
    • Coin 1: Sandhill Crane (May 5ᵗʰ)
    • Coin 2: Bear (June 16ᵗʰ)
    • Coin 3: Otter (October 6ᵗʰ)
  • Limited mintage. Crafted in ¾ oz. of 99.99% pure silver with a limited mintage of 10,000.
  • Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
  • No GST/HST.

Packaging

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

Features

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Enhanced with colour

A sleek, contemporary palette pairs bold, elemental forms—like the sun, rendered here in striking red, and the blue water—with the understated elegance of soft earth tones.

Specifications

Product Number 252610
Mintage 10,000
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Weight 23.17 g
Diameter 36.07 mm
Edge Serrated
Face Value $15
Finish Proof
Packaging Black clamshell with black beauty box
Artist Mark V. Nadjiwan (reverse), Steven Rosati (obverse)

DID YOU KNOW?

Nigig is associated with teaching and healing, and because the Otter is linked with water and fluid movement, members of the Otter Clan are seen as adaptable problem-solvers.

Design & Artist

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Reverse

Mark V. Nadjiwan

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Obverse

Steven Rosati

Designed by Anishinaabe artist Mark V. Nadjiwan, the coin’s reverse shows Nigig (the Otter) gazing toward the flowing current in the afternoon light, backed by a curving riverbank dotted with windswept pines. The obverse features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati. 

Mark V. Nadjiwan, Artist

“It can be said that the playful nature of Nigig speaks to its role as a healing animal—in fact, otter skins were used as pouches for the sacred items of the Midewiwin medicine society. It is not hard to understand how play is both a balancing and healing balm, with its infusion of light and laughter into a world that seems to grow ever more challenging. We can take this teaching of Nigig and think more broadly about what it is that we might carry in our own figurative individual and collective medicine pouches, in order to heal ourselves and the world; certainly, this would include such tools as traditional teachings, the arts, sciences, law, even our politics and economics. While it is true that some of these can and have contributed to our modern predicaments, we have the ability, and even the responsibility, to creatively re-invent them and apply them instead as positive agents for change. And let us never forget the example of Nigig, who balances the serious work of life in the world with play and lightness.”

Mark V. Nadjiwan, Artist

Alicia Cook Sapene, Product Manager

“It was an honour to collaborate with artist Mark Nadjiwan on the Clan Animals series. I was deeply moved by the meaning behind each clan animal, and I was captivated by Mark’s precise, powerful style. Our team took great care to preserve his vision, enhancing each coin with engraved textures beneath the paint to elevate the storytelling. This series is a tribute to the teachings these animals carry, messages we hope will resonate with collectors and be shared for generations to come.”

Alicia Cook Sapene, Product Manager

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