History & Events

Theme:Laying the foundation for a nation: The 300th Anniversary of Louisbourg Description:This $20 coin is certified to be 99.99% pure silver with a diameter of 40 millimetres and a metal weight of 31.60 grams. The reverse image by Canadian artist John...

 Theme:The War of 1812 was a fundamental turning point in Canada’s development as a nation; the stories and the heroes that arose from it have become enduring elements of the Canadian story. Description:The reverse image by Canadian artist...

The Grey Cup Championship Celebrates Its 100th Game When the first Grey Cup tournament was played in Toronto in 1909 before 3800 spectators, few could foresee that one day the championship would be watched, celebrated, and obsessed over by millions. The...

Year: 2008 Denomination: 1.00 SKU: It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 when the Allies and Germany reached a cease fire to end four years of unprecedented horror and destruction in the "war to end all wars". Roughly...

Year: 2009 Denomination: 20.00 SKU:108027 These were the voyages reserved for the privileged few; to sail across unknown seas to discover new, uncharted lands. Commissioned by kings, led by the learned and fueled by the brawn and courage of seafaring...

60th anniversary of D-DayIt was June 6, 1944, when 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed onJuno Beach.The fighting was fierce, but the Canadians managed to establish a Canadian beachhead before capturing St-Aubin, Courseulles and Berniers. One Canadian...

On April 22, 2001, Colonel Chris Hadfield made history as the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk when he installed Canadarm2 on the International Space Station 400 km (249 mi) above the earth. This next-generation robotic arm was born on the success...

2001 Marconi 2 Coin Set 100th anniversary of the first wireless transmission five dollar coin, 1901-2001. On December 12th, 1901, Guglieimo Marconi (1874-1937) successfully transmitted the first wireless message across the Atlantic from Poldhu in...

Theme:The year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. To commemorate this special occasion, the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to present this coin that celebrates Her Majesty. Description:This coloured cupronickel coin...

Theme: Victory on the High Seas: HMS Shannon Description: Designed by Canadian artist John Horton, the reverse image depicts the final moments of the famous battle of HMS Shannon, pictured on the right, and the battle-worn USS Chesapeake, pictured...

A battlefield gives birth to a flower; a flower inspires a poem; a poem prompts a movement; and a single day of tribute blossoms into a month of remembrance. Every poppy worn on coats and hats during those waning, Grey days of November is symbolic of a...

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 profit. Increasingly, though, this pragmatic conservationism was bolstered by the growing...