Art

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...

Theme:The Guardian of the Gorge by Franz JohnstonDescription:This $20 silver coin is 99.99% fine silver with a weight of 31.39 grams and a diameter of 38 millimetres.The reverse features an adaptation of Franz Johnston’s painting, The Guardian of...

Theme:Historically, Native Masks were mainly used for ceremonial purposes. The tribes felt as though these masks were representative of animals, myths and spiritual creatures. The Royal Canadian Mint has recreated the “Grandmother Moon Mask”...

Theme: Calendar in the sky Description: The Coin In North America, the First Nations tribes that comprise the Algonquin people utilized the lunar cycle as a celestial calendar to track time. April is the month of new life. Its full moon is most commonly...

Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay (1921), by F.H. VarleyThe reverse of this fine silver 1-ounce coin features a finely wrought engraved detail from Varley's iconic painting. Taking a dramatic vantage point high atop a bluff overlooking the white-capped waters...

Nova Scotia Fishing Village (1930) by Arthur LismerThe reverse image features a detail from Arthur Lismer's 1930 painting, Nova Scotia Fishing Village. In this detail, we see a robust example of Lismer's style during a period in which he created some of...