Silver Coins

Dragons have been a part of Asian culture for thousands of years. Unlike the fire-breathing villains of the West, Asian dragons are friendly and benevolent creatures that play a key role in celebrations, particularly Chinese New Year. The Spring Festival...

It’s the roar of a 900-horsepower engine; the rush of cars speeding by at 320 kilometres per hour; the intensity of it all in a sport where a fraction of a second can determine victory. The need for speed is well known to the seven million...

As digital artists seek to recreate the physical world through dimensional images, modelling techniques based on geometric shapes have given way to a new visual style: low poly art. This eye-catching five-coin series utilizes this art style to present a...

Signed into existence on December 17, 1939, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) put Canada at the forefront of one of history’s largest multinational aviation training programs. During the Second World War, over 130,000 air crew...

To celebrate Canada’s rich biodiversity, the Royal Canadian Mint highlights the animal kingdom’s family bonds in a series that features endearing images of Canada’s baby animals. The seventh coin in this series showcases Canada’s...

Celebrate the history and artistry of Canadian circulation coinage with this fine silver “loonie”—part of the Royal Canadian Mint’s new series featuring Canada’s six circulation coins. Each beautiful coin is composed of five...

With vibrant colours that oppose their delicate nature, glass holiday ornaments shine and sparkle as brightly as the twinkle in a holiday reveller’s eyes! It’s all part of the magic of the holidays, which is embodied by this fine silver coin;...

As residents of Eastern Canada know all too well, there are few displays of nature’s unpredictability quite like a mid-winter freeze. This weather phenomenon may be treacherous as it transforms roads and fields into veritable skating rinks, but...

Canadian amateur astronomers using the Burke-Gaffney Observatory made a remarkable discovery in 1995 when they identified a supernova in a galaxy about 70 million light years away—the first such discovery made from within Canada. Such a powerful...

A symbol of this country’s vast wilderness, the iconic Canada goose (Branta canadensis) holds a special place in the hearts of many Canadians as a time-honoured harbinger of seasonal change; for each spring and fall, we are reminded of our enduring...

Whether they’re smiling cherubim or guardian angels that watch over us, angels are viewed as powerful guiding influences and inspirational messengers that bring tidings of joy. Angels are elegant epitomes of goodness, purity and hope—our best...

A crystal-encrusted drusy stone captures forever the rich colours of autumn while hinting at the blanket of shimmering snow that will soon arrive! In a world’s first, the Royal Canadian Mint has added a semi-precious drusy stone maple leaf...