Reverse: Along the rim on top, “CANADA”. In the center, a dinosaur fossilized in stone. Along the rim at the bottom, the face value.

Obverse: In the center, the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Along the rim, the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II" on the left and "D•G•REGINA" on the right. At the bottom, the Royal Canadian Mint mark.

During the time of these great beasts, the area now known as Alberta and Saskatchewan was a lush subtropical shore, and home to over 35 dinosaur species. As these animals died, the evolving landscape covered their bones with centuries of mud and sand—only to be revealed when the glaciers from the last Ice Age scraped away the top layers of rock and exposed bits of fossilized bone. Discovered by paleontologists in the late 1800's, they inspired generations of dinosaur hunters and established Canada as one of the richest sources of Late Cretaceous fossils on Earth.

This coin features a captivating design of fossilized dinosaur bones with a selective aging technique that enhances the characteristics of these prehistoric creatures, giving the impression of a real stone fossil.