History & Events

Introduced in 1685, the playing card money of New France is one of the most interesting chapters in the story of Canadian currency, but few examples survive today. This set of rectangular coins by the Royal Canadian Mint is a four of a kind in fine...

In many hearts and minds, the 49th parallel is where Canada begins. This circulation set is a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the 49th parallel, the famous border between Canada and the United States of America. It’s the perfect starter set...

Only a coin as grand as this could ever capture the spirit of exploration that lured thousands of Europeans into the wilderness for fur. Travelling to the Great Lakes from Montreal was a gruelling voyage. Voyageurs paddled 50 strokes a minute, and...

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the first monarch to be crowned ‘Queen of Canada’ and it is our first time to portray her on a repoussé-inspired coin. Queen Elizabeth’s portrait is robust, its relief rising over 5mm from the...

From the soldiers in the trenches to the nurses near the front lines, risking one’s life to save another is the very definition of heroism. The reverse of this last coin in our First World War: Allies series pays homage to the men and women who...

Throughout the Dominion, the coronation was the event of the year, and schoolchildren across Canada received bronze medallions to celebrate. This pure gold coin is inspired by the same regal portrait that captured people’s hearts 65 years...

Warrior. Leader. Visionary. Fuelled by a desire to protect his homeland, Tecumseh (1768-1813) is remembered as one of the great military heroes of the War of 1812. On the 250th anniversary of his birth, this fine silver coin honours the life and legacy...

Corn Moon blesses us with a bounty of food, and teaches us to be mindful of the never-ending cycle of life. It’s the ninth teaching from Grandmother Moon in Anishinaabe tradition that views the moon as a living relation who makes 13 appearances...

While Canada’s first puzzle coin in 2017 celebrated Canada 150 (and sold out in minutes), this new 2018 puzzle coin set tells the story of a nation’s character between 1866 and 1916 - from the eve of Confederation through the five decades...

This special edition of the Captain Cook at Nootka Sound Proof Set features unique certificates from the 2018 RCNA Convention in Mississauga, Ontario, and is limited to only 400 sets!  At the end of March,1778, Captain James Cook (1728-1779) and...

Canada’s two-dollar polar bear coin turns 10!On February 19, 1996, a curious sort of bear began rolling into the pockets of Canadian consumers. It was the new two-dollar coin, Canada’s first bi-metallic circulation coin that...

They are the brave; the heroic; the everyday Canadians who, over the course of nine terrible hours of fighting, would prove a nation’s mettle under a relentless hail of enemy fire. This fine silver coin reflects on the legacy of the Dieppe Raid as...