Silver Coins

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...

Theme:This stunning fine silver coin is the perfect backdrop for the sparkling hologram of two maple leaves that sits at its centre.Hope for long-term peace and good fortune are important markers of Chinese culture that have helped to build strong and...

Theme:A thoughtful and emotive gift. Description:This fine silver coin is certified to be 99.99% pure silver with a diameter of 27 millimetres and a metal weight of 7.96 grams. The reverse design by Canadian artist John Mantha portrays an uncomplicated...

A CULTURAL CELEBRATIONr Post and the Royal Canadian mint are pleased to jointly commemorate the Lunar New Year with this exclusive year of the Monkey keepsake. This set features: Sterling Silver Coin with Gold Plated Cameo; Stamp Souvenir...

Once plentiful as far south as the St. Laurence Gulf, the Atlantic walrus fell prey to the whaling industry of the 19th century. Today, its range within Canada is limited to the eastern Arctic and Hudson Bay with occasional sightings along the Labrador...

Cats of Canada Sterling Silver 50c 1999 Issued in 1999 to honour four species of domestic and wild felines found in Canada, a salute to our rich Canadian wildlife. Each set includes the Tonkinese, the Lynx, the Cymric and the Cougar. Each Wildlife...

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...