Centennial Coin, Alex Colville, 1 dollar, 1967

Colville’s silver dollar features the Canada goose, common now but threatened when the design was made. Depicting the bird in flight, Colville emphasizes the beauty of its powerful wings. “The Canada goose seems appropriate for the dollar since it is one of our most majestic creatures and is particularly Canadian,” said Colville. “There are other associations with traveling over great spaces, and a kind of serene dynamic quality in this bird.” After silver coinage was discontinued in Canada in 1968, this centennial coin became increasingly rare as people added it to their collections.