History & Events

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...

2000 Millennium Oval Quarter set w/token The 2000 Souvenir Set features all twelve 25 cent nickel coins in brilliant uncirculated condition plus the 2000 commemorative medallion which was only issued with the souvenir set. The coins are displayed on an...

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...

It was the Second World War that really brought Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to fruition. More than 120 corvettes were built to become the guardians of the North Atlantic escorting convoys and attacking submarines that had so threatened the fledgling navy...

On February 23, 1909, on a frozen lake in Nova Scotia, a silver-winged "aerodrome" amazed onlookers as it flew 0.8 km (0.5 mi) to complete the first airplane flight in Canada. Designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association under Alexander Graham...

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain landed on the shores of the St. Lawrence River at a place the Algonquin people called Kebek. "Where the river narrows" was a popular spot where they came to fish and to barter. For nearly one hundred years prior, the French...

The story of Canada's railway, a gargantuan feat of engineering, was the culmination of a 49-year long romance with the iron road that began with Canada's first public railway in 1836. The Champlain and St. Lawrence Rail Road was the brainchild of a...

2012 was the last year of the Canadian Penny Very few were produced Rarly found in circulation COMPLETED SEALED ROLL OF 2012 NON-MAGNETIC PENNIES

Celebrating 100 Years of the Calgary Stampede In 1912, a former rope trick performer named Guy Weadick convinced four Alberta cattlemen to help him build a rodeo festival in Calgary that would authentically represent ranching and farming skills and...

1971 Specimen Silver Dollar The first non-circulating silver dollar was issued to the public in 1971 as a commemorative for the entry of British Columbia into Confederation in 1871. Its design is based on the provincial arms. Specifications: Face Value:...