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In January of 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its three year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Canadian coin program is the most extensive circulation program…

In celebration of Canada's 150th birthday, a first time issue of a "glow in the dark" coin capturing the beauty of our Northern Lights in this unique way. The new 2017 $2 toonie coin, Dance of the Spirits, celebrates the wonders of…

The $1 Equality coin commemorates the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada. The reverse image is a celebration of community, equality and inclusion. The intertwined stylization invites a personal interpretation of the…

The coin’s design marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918 with a poignant pairing of two symbols of remembrance. Within the brass-plated inner core, a soldier’s helmet represents the end of the First World War and serves as a solemn…

The women's hockey gold medal at Salt Lake City was voted by fans as the #2 Canadian Winter Olympic Games Moment of all time – out of 10 moments – in an online contest hosted by the Royal Canadian Mint and Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media…

The $1 coin’s reverse features the artist’s rendition of the gold discovery that set off the Klondike Gold Rush. Under the shining sun, Keish (“Skookum” Jim Mason), Shaaw Tlàa (Kate Carmack), Kàa Goox (Dawson Charlie), all of whom were of Lingít and…

The coin’s design marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918 with a poignant pairing of two symbols of remembrance. Within the brass-plated inner core, a soldier’s helmet represents the end of the First World War and serves as a solemn…

The Wood Bison is uniquely Canadian, as it is only in Canada that it can be found in the wild. Though 200,000 Wood Bison once prospered in the woodlands of the Canadian West, only mere hundreds survived by the early 1900s because of overhunting and…

In January of 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its three year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Canadian coin program is the most extensive circulation program…

In January of 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its three year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Canadian coin program is the most extensive circulation program…

In celebration of Canada's 150th birthday, the new 2017 $2 toonie coin, Dance of the Spirits, celebrates the wonders of Canada with a design featuring the spectacular Auroroa Borealis. Dance of the Spirits depicts paddlers gliding across a…

On the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN), Canada's 2020 $1 circulation coin celebrates our nation's role as a Founding Member and a contributor to world peace. The special $1 coin commemorative circulation coin highlights Canada…

This $2 circulation coin is a solemn tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). The coin features a dated 2022 and bearing all the design elements of a standard $2 coin with the introduction of a black outer ring that surrounds the polar bear design…

In January of 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its three year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Canadian coin program is the most extensive circulation program…

The quintessential Canadian beaver is reimagined in the traditional style of the Algonkian, celebrating 150 years of cultures meeting, sharing and evolving together. This coin depicts a traditional stylized beaver, under the inscription "CANADA…

In January of 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its three year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Canadian coin program is the most extensive circulation program…

On the 25th anniversary of the start of the Marathon of Hope, the Royal Canadian Mint proudly honoured Terry Fox with a special circulation $1 coin. While Terry is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in Terry Fox runs held around the world every…

To commemorate the centennial anniversary of Canada’s iconic schooner, a new designed version of the Bluenose commemorative dime was for 2021. The reverse design is double dated (“1921 - 2021”) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the launch of…

The women's hockey gold medal at Salt Lake City was voted by fans as the #2 Canadian Winter Olympic Games Moment of all time – out of 10 moments – in an online contest hosted by the Royal Canadian Mint and Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media…

This commemorative $1 coin celebrates the 100th anniversary of Parks Canada. The reverse of this coin depicts stylized land, air and aquatic fauna, varieties of flora, as well as a symbolic park building and the silhouette of a hiker framed by a…

At the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games, a loonie brought good fortune to Canada when our men's and women's hockey teams skated to victory over a Canadian Lucky Loonie buried at centre ice. The reverse features a Canadian Loon on…

The coin commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. It features the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Vimy, France, flanked by a First World War soldier on the left and a veteran soldier on the right.

This commemorative circulation coin pays tribute to a bird species which nearly disappeared, due primarily to the use of DDT in the 1950's and 1960's. Brought back from the brink through countless volunteer efforts in cities across Canada…

In January of 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled its three year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Canadian coin program is the most extensive circulation program…

One of Jean Paul Riopelle's (1923-2002) masterpieces, L’Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg, is highlighted on the $2 commemorative circulation coin that celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth (1923-2023). Each coin captures the spirit of both the…