-As you can see, each of these beautiful examples have slight variations which have a dramatic impact on any 3D modeling. In our work in sculpting a brand new version of the RCAF’s Golden Eagle as part of an enjoyable creative exploration and not to be used for official purposes, we spent over 3 weeks doing nothing but examining every single rendition, then meticulously produced a master 3d model of the eagle which was used within our engraving systems and this eagle was used in our first prototypes of the Silver Maple which 13 silver coins were struck then the die was decommissioned. Our chief designer wanted to provide the Commanding General of the RCAF something unique and special for his visit to Calgary in 2024. These coins that were produced, were all gifted by Beaverworks Mint to a tiny handful of our benefactors for their support through the years and no payment of any kind was considered nor accepted

As you can see, each of these birds depicted here, are beautiful and we  love and respect each of them immensely, however we really felt compelled  to explore the personality of this Canadian Golden Eagle and possibly to contribute to her legacy within the RCAF. Our leader and chief designer, Joseph Green wanted to contribute something which retains the spirit of the eagle, but imparts a more updated look and a character of a vicious nature which elicits a feeling of “If anyone is going to fight this Canadian Eagle, you will be ripped apart and destroyed.” while simultaneously showing off her majestic Canadian nature. This design is much more symmetrical, in both horizontal and vertical planes, has the talons deployed as if to grab, claw or kill and the lower feathers are showing that this posture is frozen a split second before she grabs something. When an eagle grabs something, the motion of their entire body slows to absorb the momentum change which is depicted here within the lower tail area. Ultimately the Directorate of Intellectual Property declined our offer to submit our design for the Golden Eagle for use by the RCAF. Given how much time we spent on this work, how beautiful this work is, we wanted to show Canadians and members of the RCAF our version for their enjoyment. Ultimately we may do something else with this design, but this work was instrumental in our journey of advanced sculpting and we wanted to show off the work which took months of effort to make it look beautiful.

We have examined this crest design and 3d model so many times, to ensure absolutely every single aspect is as flawless as possible, so when the time comes to transfer it into a steel die, its flawless nature is carried into the steel die and then into the precious metal we strike. In order to produce a proper sculpt for coining, the level of detail, work, draft angles and more, needs to be addressed and factored into the design to ensure everything not only functions properly, but yields the finest end result as possible.

Our leader and chief designer, Joseph Green, holds a B.FA in 3D visualisation and fine arts painting and has been active in 3D modeling for 19 years and counting. 3D software for sculpting models in Maya, is not only a super complicated software platform to utilise, but is exceptionally powerful for pre-visualisation. Being able to function within a 3D environment, 2D environment, graphical editors and more, is absolutely critical for a successful production pipeline within elite level, precious metal minting. Just because a group may have a coining press, does not mean that group may produce elegant designs which yield immaculate coins.

Beaverworks in ONLY interested in pursuing the absolute highest form of minting precision works. If we can’t produce the absolute highest levels of work possible, we are simply not interested.