History & Events

No other symbol is as synonymous with Canada as its distinctive red-and-white flag. To Canadians at home and abroad, the red maple leaf unites us and instills a sense of belonging regardless of our different cultures, languages and beliefs. As the...

The year 2017 will mark the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. As we approach this momentous sesquicentennial, the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to launch this exceptional coin featuring Sir John A. Macdonald, one of the Fathers of Confederation...

As Canada prepares to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation in 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint proudly celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the nation’s primary architect and first Prime Minister: Sir John A. Macdonald...

1996 Proof Silver DollarJohn McIntosh arrived in Canada in 1796 and settled in Ontario. Issued to pay tribute to the originator of Canada's most important commercial apple.Specifications:Face Value: $1Mintage: 133,779Composition: 92.5% Ag, 7.5% CuWeight...

Cornelius Krieghoff is one of Canada’s most well-known and celebrated artists of the nineteenth century. His iconic images of life among the French-Canadian habitants and First Nations peoples of Quebec helped to shape Canada’s early visual...

A century ago, the transcontinental railway enabled the settlement of western Canada. The Royal Canadian Mint commemorates the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway—a massive early twentieth-century engineering feat...

2006 Canada Day Colourized 25 Cents. 8th coin in series.

No other photograph in Canadian history was as widely known as “Wait for Me, Daddy”, nor did any other capture so poignantly the impact of the war effort on the lives of Canadians. In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the declaration...

The year 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)—the organization thatoversees Canada’s leading-edge space program and fuels the nation’s space industry. The Royal CanadianMint proudly celebrates this...

Features a Portuguese ship and a Chinese barque. The oval-shaped design depicts the most historical relic of Macau - Ma Gao Temple - the spot where the Portuguese first landed. It is said that the name of Macau originated from 'Ma Gao'. At the top is the...

In 1998 the Royal Canadian Mint produced a $5 silver coin to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Dr. Norman Bethune's arrival in China. The coin was issued as part of a two coin set, in conjunction with China Gold Coin Incorporation (cgci) ...

2011 DOUBLE DOLLAR PROOF LIKE SET - 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CANADA'S PARKS (2011-1911)   Although green thinking is familiar to us today, at the dawn of the twentieth century people saw the economic good sense of managing resources for efficiency and...