2011

Although green thinking is familiar to us today, at the dawn of the twentieth century people saw the economic good sense of managing resources for efficiency and profit. Increasingly, though, this pragmatic conservationism was bolstered by the growing...

This year, the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to present the 2011 Specimen Set featuring the Great Gray Owl, one of the world's largest owls. This bird can be found throughout Canada's boreal forests from Quebec to Yukon. Like most owls, it is a talented...

2011 $25 2oz. Fine Silver Coin - Toronto City Map (Gold Plated) Toronto Featuring a stunning bird's-eye relief view of one of Canada's great cities, this 60 mm silver coin combines exciting new technologies in both cartography and minting with the...

The "Phantom Dollar" and Canada's "Godless" Coinage, 1911In late 1911, the Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint struck a trial one dollar coin in lead; two more were struck in silver by the Royal Mint in London, England. These three coins are among the rarest...

2011 $5 Silver and Niobium Coin - Full Buck Moon Calendar in the sky We look to the sky to see if rain is coming, but there was a time when people gleaned far more information from gazing upward - particularly at night. Throughout history, cultures...

2011 $20 Coloured Silver Coin - Wild Rose Beauty and fortitude - from East to West From the Maritimes to the lower mountain valleys of the Rocky Mountains and north to Nunavut, the wild rose (Rosa acicularis) punctuates the Canadian landscape with pink...

2011 $15 Ultra High Relief Silver Coin - Prince HarryContinuity of the Crown:H.R.H. Prince Henry of Wales (Prince Harry), Third in line to the British Throne Britain’s Royal Family has been central to life in Great Britain, its empire, and often...

Crafted in the ultra-high relief of ancient medallic art. Highlights: Rarely does a coin feature a royal effigy on both sides, but every coin in this magnificent series does. Each portrait has the raised edges normally seen on a sculpted military medal...

$3 FINE SILVER COIN – FAMILY SCENEMother and Child-the First MonthsThe perfect Mother’s day gift! Life in the Arctic poses innumerable challenges, not least of which is keeping infants safe and warm from the unpredictable elements. The amauti...

2011 Holiday Commemorative Coin Set with struck 25c Snowflake Specifications: Item number: 111603 Mintage: Produced to demand Finish: Uncirculated Face Value Composition Weight(g) Diameter(mm) Edge 2 Dollars Outter Ring: 99+% NiInner...

Theme: King of the Maples The Bigleaf is one of the largest and fastest-growing maple trees in Canada. Reaching heights of up to thirty metres, this elegant specimen is well named: its shiny, dark green, five-lobed leaves measure up to thirty...

The wood bison is uniquely Canadian: in its natural state, it only occurs in Canada. It is also the largest land mammal in North America often reaching two metres in height and weighing over 900 kilograms, mirroring our vast land's massivity and power...