2025

Yours to own: A pink-hued tribute to an iconic royal brooch. One of Queen Elizabeth II’s most iconic brooches, the flower-shaped Williamson Diamond Brooch has a Canadian connection: its gorgeous pink diamond, one of the largest...

About On the move with the grey wolf, one of the Great Hunters. Teamwork, persistence and adaptability—these are the traits that assure a wolf pack’s survival, and they have helped cement the grey wolf’s reputation as...

Honouring one of Canada’s most fabled aircraft, the Avro Arrow. Heralded in the 1950s as “the symbol of a new era for Canada in the air,” the Avro CF-105 Arrow was one of this nation’s greatest engineering achievements,...

Celebrating the RCMP Musical Ride, an icon of tradition and honour. Pennons flapping in the wind, hooves stepping in time with the music, and riders in the Red Serge moving in formation – this is the time-honoured tradition of the...

Remembering their service with gratitude. The final phase of the Second World War in Europe brought the First Canadian Army to the Netherlands (1944-45), where the Canadians fought from town to town, and sometimes, house to house, bringing...

Add the oriole to your flock of Colourful Birds. If the Baltimore oriole’s happy whistling song doesn’t catch your attention in nature, its fiery orange plumage certainly will. A spring and summer resident of southern Canada, this...

See the prehistoric world through the eye of a top predator. Travel back to an age when dinosaurs ruled the Earth and see the world as they saw it! With each new fossil discovery, paleontologists are able to piece together new information about...

DESCRIPTION:  The second coin in our Animal Portraits series brings you deep into Canada’s forests for a close-up view of Cervus canadensis, more commonly known as the elk or wapiti. With a hoof-to-shoulder height of up to 1.5...

DESCRIPTION  An enduring motif in many cultures around the world, the tree of life beautifully symbolizes growth and strength, as well as the cyclical nature and interconnectedness of all living things. This 5 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin from the...

DESCRIPTION More than 500 years after Italian explorer John Cabot first reached these shores, Canada is home to one of the largest Italian diasporas in the world, with over 1.5 million Canadians claiming Italian ancestry. Generations of Italian...

DESCRIPTION Officially recognized as a Canadian symbol in 1975, Castor canadensis—better known as the beaver—has long symbolized Canada’s pioneering spirit and our deep connection to this land. Throughout our history, it has evolved...

DESCRIPTION Storytellers are vital to the Inuit way of life, for they pass down traditions like hunting and akpik (cloudberry) picking, as well as the cultural understanding of those skills – the why and how they fit into the seasonal cycles of...