This 2 oz Silver Werewolf Coin is the second design released for the Creatures of the North series by the Royal Canadian Mint. Each 2 oz werewolf coin contains 2 troy ounces of .9999 fine silver and has a face value of $10.00 (CAD).

The 2 oz Silver Werewolf coin features two cutting-edge security features: precise radial lines and a micro-engraved lasered maple leaf with the numeral “21” (visible under magnification) to denote the coin’s year of issue.

Coin Highlights

• Contains 2 troy ounces of .9999 fine silver
• Part of the “Creatures of the North” series
• Cutting edge security features
• Obverse: Effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt
• Reverse: Menacing Werewolf by Gerald Gloade
• Quantities of 14 ship in unopened mint tubes
• Sealed Monster Boxes are no longer available

Beware the full moon! Tales of strange creatures in the night have always haunted our imaginations, and in the province of Quebec, the loup garou is one of the most famous legends of all.

Werewolf sightings may date back to the age of New France, but in July 1767 an article in the Gazette de Qubec cautioned the public to be on the look out for a loup garou in the guise of a beggar.

Either the creature or its legend was brought to these shores by settlers from France, where, several decades before, a werewolf had resulted in witch trials and executions. And a few years prior to Quebec’s famous loup garou sighting, hundreds of deaths in southern France were attributed to the Beast of Gvaudan prompting King Louis XV to place a bounty on the werewolf’s head.

Is this shape shifting creature cursed? The story changes depending on the raconteur But the loup garou isn’t limited to the province of Quebec Acadians brought the legend with them when they re settled in Louisiana, where the Rougarou is said to prowl the bayous and frighten misbehaving kids.