2018

With its snow-white plumage, the snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a hauntingly beautiful ambassador for our northerly climate. The second coin in our Geometric Fauna series takes to the skies and re-imagines a classic Canadian species, by combining two...

Scale the heights of Canada’s western mountains with this awe-inspiring coin to meet the mountain goat. This incredibly agile member of the antelope family spends 75% of its time on steep rocky ledges to stay out of reach of predators such as...

To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Canada is her “home away from home,” that she has visited 22 times during her reign—more than any other Commonwealth nation! During her most recent visit in 2010, she displayed her affection for Canada...

Sucker Moon brings the sucker fish back to the stream, and teaches us how to become healed healers. It’s the fourth teaching from Grandmother Moon who makes 13 appearances throughout the year to watch over Mother Earth’s children and light...

June 4, 1838: An open pasture, a hand-hewn “club,” and a ball made of yarn and calfskin were all that was necessary to stage a match that made sports history. Fittingly shaped like a baseball, the reverse of this convex-shaped coin steps back...

It was 70 years ago that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, took on the noble, lifelong role of motherhood. The Royal Canadian Mint proudly presents a picture-perfect coin that is both a birthday celebration for His Royal Highness...

Canada’s most recognizable fauna are synonymous with a natural heritage that is an enduring source of pride for Canadians! A timeless symbol of strength, agility and resilience in the wild, the grey wolf is the first of three iconic species...

Where open grasslands provide unobstructed views, the long-legged burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) stays close to the ground and its subterranean nest. This bespeckled summer resident of Canada’s Prairie Provinces is one of our smaller-sized...

Throughout its 25-year history, the Star of Military Valour represents a nation’s recognition of members of the Canadian Forces and comrades-in-arms for “distinguished and valiant service in the presence of the enemy.” The star-shaped...

Canada’s history is rife with tales of explorers, and the seafaring Captain James Cook (1728-1779) is one of the most storied of all. From the Bering Strait to the Antarctic Circle, and many of the Pacific isles in between, the British navigator...