2012

25th Anniversary of the LoonieThis year, the aureate dollar features a Common Loon swimming on a calm Canadian lake. Her two young chicks accompany her: one swimming just behind its mother and the other riding on mother's back-a trait of this captivating...

Celebrating 25 Years of Canada's Iconic LoonieIn 2012, the Royal Canadian Mint celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Loonie, the iconic Canadian one-dollar coin bearing the image of this great Canadian symbol. Like its namesake, the Loonie has proven...

Building unity - the seeds of a nation For Canadians, the War of 1812 conjures a rich historical moment steeped in both fact and myth, full of heroes, villains, disastrous defeats, and glorious victories. While the conflict did not predestine the...

A hero of the War of 1812! Own a piece of 1812 history! The great Shawnee Chief Tecumseh’s (c.1768-1813) life has fed the imagination of scholars, artists, and poets for 200 years. His death has immortalized him as a legendary Canadian hero, and...

A FIRST! Lucky Loonie, 100th Grey Cup $1 coin, and a 2012 Loonie and Toonie with new security features! This special edition uncirculated set represents a wonderful opportunity for you and your family. Ideal for someone you know who enjoys the Olympics...

Includes the Canadian Olympic Team logo in colour! The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a Lucky Loonie since 2004, coinciding with each Olympic and Paralympic Games to enable Canadians to remember, support and celebrate past and future Canadian Olympic...

An ideal gift for someone you know interested in the War of 1812! Thanks to Major General Sir Isaac Brock (1769-1812), Canada was able to develop as a transcontinental nation due to his successful defence of Upper Canada in 1812. Brock’s...

A beautiful holiday gift for parents and children! The inspiration for your coin is from the last day of school before the winter holidays begin. No school tomorrow! Let the days of fun, snow, and freedom begin. But before the holidays start, the...

Born on May 4, 1890, in Orillia, Ontario, Franklin Carmichael showed artistic potential at a young age. As a boy, he decorated carriages in his father’s carriage shop. The graphic scrollwork allowed him to hone design skills he would use his entire...

Be among the very few to own this unique coin collection! NEW! A piece of history in the making of the new coins! Your coin set showcases the latest innovations in the Royal Canadian Mint’s ongoing effort to advance the science of coin engineering...

Unprecedented Luxury, Unparalleled Calamity: The Tragedy of RMS TitanicEarly evening, April 14, 1912: Major Arthur Peuchen of Toronto, having just returned to his well-appointed cabin, C-104, after a midday swim, peels a ripe orange as he looks over the...

Serenade of a Springtime SongsterIn the first summery days of late May, Pheucticus ludovicianus announces its arrival. The medium-build bird, about 20 centimetres (8 in) long, black-headed, bright pink triangle on its white breast, darts about, crooning...