The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to announce that its first collector coin of the year, the 2012 Proof Silver Dollar, is dedicated to celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. This cornerstone of the Mint's annual collector coin program remembers a conflict which united English, French and First Nations forces in defending … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to announce that Canadians can soon collect a new 2011-dated 25-cent circulation coin celebrating Canada's wood bison. The Mint's newest 25-cent circulation coin features an artistic interpretation of a Wood Bison, which is enhanced by the addition of green colour (symbolizing the forest), on half of the 12.5 million … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint was honoured to host Governor General David Johnston to strike a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, marking the 60th anniversary of her Majesty's accession to the throne in 1952. A total of 60,000 of these medals, which will serve to honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians as they are awarded … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint announced the closing of the initial public offering of the Canadian Gold Reserves' Exchange Traded Receipts. The ETRs commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MNT in Canadian dollars and MNT.U in US dollars. Thirty-million ETRs were issued at a price of $20 per ETR (or the … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint continues to stand out in the running for Krause Publications' annual Coin of the Year awards, after it received seven nominations for awards to be presented next February at the 2012 World Money Fair in Berlin. This is the most nominations earned for the last three consecutive years by any national … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to inform Canadians they can soon start collecting a new 2011 two-dollar circulation coin honouring Canada's boreal forest. This coin which has now entered circulation was preceded by a one-dollar circulation coin dedicated to the centennial of Parks Canada in October 2011 and will be followed in early 2012 … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a silver coin to commemorate the Highway of Heroes at a ceremony in Trenton, ON. During the ceremony, the Mint also announced that $20 dollars from the sale of each Highway of Heroes commemorative coin will be shared between the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial and the Military Families Fund. The full … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to announce its initial public offering of Exchange Traded Receipts under the Mint's new Canadian Gold Reserves program. Each ETR provides evidence of ownership in physical gold bullion held in the custody of the Mint at its facilities in Ottawa, Ontario. The Canadian Gold Reserves program marks the expansion … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to announce it has crafted the world's first 10-kilo 99.999% pure gold coin and that this exquisite numismatic creation has been dedicated to Bill Reid's The Spirit of Haida Gwaii; one of the most celebrated masterpieces of Canadian art. The bold contours of the sculpture commissioned in 1985 for … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint released two special coins to commemorate the NHL's return to Winnipeg: a 2011-2012 Winnipeg Jets 50-cent commemorative coin and a 2011-2012 Winnipeg Jets $20 commemorative pure silver coin. Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) attended the unveiling. The full release is available online. Call 613-949-5777.
