Silver Coins

The North America we know today owes its very existence to sailing ships. Indeed, without the ability to ride the wind, the world's first explorers would never have ventured across unknown seas. The brigantine was a popular sight at sea during the...

The Notre Dame Basilica is a must-see for every visitor touring Montreal. Declared a Minor Basilica by John Paul II in 1982 and witness to some of the greatest events that have marked the city of Montreal, Notre Dame Basilica stands as an architectural...

Visit Ontario's southern Georgian Bay and you will discover a landscape that looks vaguely familiar; the outcrops of smooth rock and windswept pines were immortalized by the Canadian Group of Seven painters. Here, species from the boreal forests of the...

According to the legends of Canada's aboriginal peoples, every person has a "totem". Special characteristics they share with an animal, plant or inanimate object and which define their personal identity within their family and clan. Along the northwest...

During the 17th and 18th centuries, New France faced chronic shortages. The colony was months away from the motherland, isolated for months by winter ice and the treacherous Atlantic Ocean that claimed countless sailing ships. Everything was scarce...

Specifications Composition: .9999 Silver Weight: 31.1 grams DIameter: 38mm Mintage: 644,300

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...

2002 Queen Mother Proof Silver Dollar Available only in proof condition, this silver dollar honoured the life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Specifications: Face Value: $1 Mintage: 9,994 Composition: 92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu Weight (g): 25.18...

From ancient artifacts to Roman mythology and the Bible, evidence of the lily's influence on the world's cultures can be traced back thousands of years. With milky white flowers that naturally bloom at Easter, and its regal display continues to inspire...

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...

Theme:Canadian Tiger Swallowtail: Harbinger of SpringThe Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) is one of Canada’s most recognizable butterflies. With its broad wingspan of up to ten centimetres and the distinctive yellow and black tiger...

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...