According to The Globe and Mail, the Canadian government will be ending production of their one-cent coin in April, with distribution to stop in the autumn. After that, the government will begin withdrawing cents from circulation. The decision to round up or round down will be left to individual businesses; Ottawa has suggested rounding off […]
Upcoming Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II Featured on Unique Coin Design
The Royal Canadian Mint are marking an upcoming Royal Visit with an unusual design which blends the Queen’s position as Canadian head of State and her well-known affection for horses. Designed by Royal Canadian Mint engraver Bonnie Ross, the reverse of the coin depicts the 1968 presentation to the Queen by the Royal Canadian Mounted […]
Royal Canadian Mint Titanic Commemorative Coins
The Royal Canadian Mint have launched (5th March) a set of three coins marking the centennial of the fateful maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. The coins were unveiled at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia by Ian Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. Canada is forever linked […]
The Queen’s Portrait Ultra High Relief Gold and Silver Proof Coins
The Royal Canadian Mint have launched two new coins which feature a new profile portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The new coins are issued in conjunction with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Queen which began on the 6th February, the day in 1952 when Princess Elizabeth, the Duchess of Edinburgh succeeded to the […]
2012 Wolf Moon $5 Silver and Niobium Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint has released the third coin in their silver and niobium series honoring the seasonal moon phases of the Algonquin people. The latest design features the Wolf Moon. The Algonquins used the moon to track time and assigned a name to each full moon. The four coin series includes the buck, hunter, […]
Royal Canadian Mint 2012 “Moose” Silver Bullion Coins
Today at the World Money Fair in Berlin, the Royal Canadian Mint officially launched the 2012 “Moose” Silver Bullion Coin. This represents the fourth in series of six coins depicting different species of Canadian wildlife. The reverse design of the latest release features the depiction of a majestic moose by Senior Mint Engraver William Woodruff. […]
Royal Canadian Mint Offers Silver $20 Commemorative Coin at Face Value
The Royal Canadian Mint has begun sales of the third coin in a series of silver $20 commemorative coins offered at face value. The previous coin in the series sold out of its limited mintage in 34 days. The latest release features the image of a polar bear swimming with its head held just above […]
Canadian Silver Dollar Celebrates Bicentennial of the War of 1812
The Royal Canadian Mint has announced their first collector coin of the year, the 2012 Proof Silver Dollar celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. The coin is designed by military artist Ardell Bourgeois of British Columbia and features a British Sergeant, a Voltigeur Canadian, and an Iroquois warrior united in defense of […]
Nickel To Be Removed from High-Value Canadian Coins
The Canadian government will introduce a composition change for their $1 and $2 coins, known respectively as the ‘loonie’ and ‘toonie’, in the March-April 2012 timeframe in order to save money in their production and distribution, as well as make them more difficult to counterfeit. The change was announced in the 2011 federal budget, but […]
The Canadian “Loonie” Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary
The Royal Canadian Mint have issued a special collector’s version of their circulating dollar coin, affectionately known as the “Loonie” due to the loon duck which is depicted on the reverse. The 11-sided golden colored coin with a diameter fitting in between the 50 and 25 cent coins was released into general circulation in 1987 […]
