2010

Since time immemorial, the salmon has been an essential food source for the Northwest Coast people. A few weeks of intense work harvesting fish during the salmon run usually produced enough stores to meet their needs for the upcoming year enabling them...

One Dollar, Vancouver 2010, The Sun, 2010. The Sun, representing life, abundance, healing, and peace, has been the cornerstone in the culture of Canada's many First Nation communities. Designers and Engravers: obv.: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Rev...

A battlefield gives birth to a flower; a flower inspires a poem; a poem prompts a movement; and a single day of tribute blossoms into a month of remembrance. Every poppy worn on coats and hats during those waning, Grey days of November is symbolic of a...

It was the Second World War that really brought Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to fruition. More than 120 corvettes were built to become the guardians of the North Atlantic escorting convoys and attacking submarines that had so threatened the fledgling navy...

Euoplocephalus tutus was a large, 5.5 m (18 ft) long armadillo-like creature that lived in Alberta between 76 and 70 million years ago. It weighed some 2.5 t (2.8 tn) and its back was covered with large and small pieces of bony armour embedded in the...

It is a discovery that sends hearts pounding and opens a window to the mystifying world of dinosaurs. Their fossilized bones testify to the massive beasts that once ruled the earth but disappeared suddenly 65 million years ago. During the time of these...

1935-2010 Limited Edition Proof Silver Dollar - 75th Anniversary of Canada's Voyageur Silver DollarA nation’s character and spirit are often revealed in the designs of its circulation coins. For Canada, no other coin has done this more profoundly...

2010 $20 Fine Silver Coin - 75the Annie. Of the First Bank Notes Issued by the Bank of Canada The Bank of Canada began operating 75 years ago in 1935 and was given responsibility to regulate the country’s money supply and to promote the economic...

2010 1oz Silver Maple Leaf Piedfort Piedfort - A coin of substance The word "piedfort" literally means "strong foot" in French and appeared centuries ago to mean "heavy measure" in minting. Today, "piedfort" indicates that a coin is thicker than usual...

2010 $20 Fine Silver Coin - Maple Leaf Crystal Raindrop The maple is an endless source of beauty throughout the year. People most readily associate it with the breathtaking crimson and gold hues of autumn, but those with an observant eye will also recall...