The Royal Canadian Mint announced its financial results for 2023. These results provide insights into the Mint’s activities, the impacts of market fluctuations on its businesses and its expectations for the next 12 months. “The Royal Canadian Mint achieved solid results despite a sharp downturn in the precious metals market, significant investments in its digital … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint has partnered with the world’s leading gold producer, Newmont Corporation, to introduce its newest gold bullion coin completely sourced from a single mine. “As a full standing member of the London Bullion Market Association and an LBMA-accredited Good Delivery refiner, we adhere to high standards for responsibly sourcing the gold and … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2023 that provide insight into its activities, the markets influencing its businesses and its expectations for the next 12 months. “I congratulate employees for working together to meet customer bullion demand with continuous agility and develop new collector coin programs that are … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted that its 2022 5 oz. Pure Silver Coin—Canadian Ghost Ship—has won the Coin of the Year Award in the “Most Innovative” category. “Earning a Coin of the Year award is a tremendous world-wide recognition of our innovation and manufacturing excellence,” said Marie Lemay, president and CEO of the Royal Canadian … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint announced its financial results for 2022 that provide insight into its activities, the markets influencing its businesses and its expectations for the next 12 months. “Although the Mint was challenged by geopolitical events, inflation and supply chain disruptions, our One Mint strategy gave us the agility to adjust and respond effectively … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new $1 commemorative circulation celebrating the life and artistic legacy Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson. The coin will begin circulating on August 15, to coincide with his birthday. “I am delighted that Oscar Peterson, the first Canadian musician to appear on a circulation coin, is being celebrated as one of the world’s … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2021. “The Mint continues to demonstrate that its business strategy and operations are aligning well with the needs of its customers and building a strong foundation for the future,” said Marie Lemay, president and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. “The work … Read more
For the first time since Bluenose appeared on Canada’s 10-cent circulation coin in 1937, the Mint has re-designed the image of the famous fishing schooner that Canadians have known and loved for a century. “When our circulation coins were re-designed in 1937 to celebrate Canada’s favourite national symbols, Bluenose inspired the design of the 10-cent coin,” said Marie Lemay, President and … Read more
The Royal Canadian Mint is honoured that its Recognition Medal earned the International Association of Currency Affairs special award for the Best Currency Initiative Implemented in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic (Other Organization). Launched in June 2020, the Recognition Medal was an employee-led undertaking that transformed the by-product of a circulation coin manufacturing contract into … Read more
On the 125th anniversary of the discovery of gold in the Klondike, the Mint issued a commemorative one-dollar circulation coin to remind Canadians of the impact on the Indigenous people who have inhabited the land for millennia. “The Mint is thankful to the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and Carcross/Tagish First Nations, as well as the Dawson City Museum for … Read more
