Silver Coin - $50 - 2016 - Royal Canadian Mint - Wanduta: Portrait of a Chief.

Mintage - 1200.

This $50 coin is 99.99% pure silver.

Diameter - 65 mm.

Nominal Metal Weight - 157.6 g.

The reverse design by Canadian artist Darlene Gait features a portrait of Wanduta (Red Arrow), a Sioux Valley Dakota Chief who is remembered for his healing abilities and courageous acts during a time when ceremonial dances were prohibited under the Indian Act. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.