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One of the most highly profitable aspects of the Royal Canadian Mint’s enterprise is in its Numismatic product line.[1] The euphoria surrounding the year 2000 led to the birth of the Millennium 25-cent coin program. The numismatic line included proof quality coins sold individually or as a complete set. This level of excess would come to signify the coming decade. The number of numismatic releases would increase on an annual basis starting in 2003. Numismatic three cents, five cents, and ten cents would be introduced, along with numismatic three dollars and eight dollars. Luxury coins would not be immune to the dramatic increases that ensued. Coins with face values of 250, 300 and 350 dollars would be introduced by 2006.
A new trend for the RCM would emerge with the design of the numismatic three cent coin. The three cent coin was packaged in a coin and stamp set as part of a joint venture with Canada Post. This partnership would lead to another ten coin and stamp sets in the decade. An additional trend that emerged was the RCM's commitment to military and Olympic coins as well.
From Vimy Ridge to D-Day to a new release of the Victory Nickel with a commemorative booklet, the 5-cent piece became very monumental in acknowledging the contributions of Canada's military in the 20th Century. With the advent of the Lucky Loonie, the good luck charm that brought Olympic gold to Canada's hockey teams in 2002, the RCM paid tribute to that accomplishment with its Going for the Gold set in 2002 featuring a double-dated Loon coin packaged with Maclean's magazine and Olympic stamps. This would be followed by the Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie coins in 2004 and 2006.
The decade would also be marked by very dramatic price increases. Items that could be classified as “staples” in the numismatic offering, such as the Silver Dollar (Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated), the Hundred Dollar Gold, and the Two Hundred Gold, had not experienced significant price increases for several years.
The Silver Dollar from 2000 was priced at $29.95 (Proof) and $19.95 (BU)[clarification needed] but in 2006, these two items were now priced at $39.95 and $31.95. At the beginning of the 1990s, the silver dollar was priced at $22.95 for the proof version, and $16.75 for the brilliant version.
More dramatic was the pricing of the One Hundred and Two Hundred Dollar gold. The beginning of the millennium saw the One Hundred Dollar Gold at $259.95 but its price increased to $359.95 by 2006. In 1990, the price of such a coin would have been $245.00. Due to the increase in the value of gold, the two hundred dollar gold experienced an even larger spike in the pricing. Starting in 2000 at $414.95, the price would rise to $564.95. In 1990, the price was only $395.00.
During the decade, there were various technological achievements. The first RCM gold coin to be directly laser etched was the $100 Gold Leduc Oil Fields coin from 2002.[2] The technique would be later used for the 2003 $100 Gold Marquis Wheat coin and the 2004 $20 Iceberg coin. In 2001, the RCM achieved innovation with the 2001 Marconi $5 silver coin. It was the first RCM coin to utilize with a direct lasered finish.[3] One of the technological breakthroughs for the RCM involved the 2006 Canadian Achievement Series silver coin featuring Colonel Chris Hadfield. It was the first Canadian coin to be completely sculpted using computer software.[4]
The Northern Lights $20 Silver Coin was the first RCM hologram coin to feature a hologram without a raised border and, therefore, no delineation.[5] The hologram merges with the engraved relief of the mountains. In 2006, the $30 Canadarm coin was the first Canadian coin to be completely sculpted using computer software.[6] Technically, it was a complex design to render, due to the depiction of the closed glass visor and the complicated features of the Canadarm.
Four unique gold coins were produced by the RCM to honour the 100th Anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens. The coins are on permanent display at the Centennial Plaza at the Bell Centre in Montreal.[7] The coins have a face value of $1 and have the Canadiens centennial logo on the reverse. The coins are featured on memorial plaques dedicated to four legends: Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, and Guy Lafleur. The obverse is the Susannah Blunt effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Each plaque also has two circulation five cent coins marking the start and end of each player's career. The coins were gold plated versions of the nickel aureate dollar used for circulating $1 coins.
A special edition proof silver dollar was also issued with two different types of packaging.
Featuring MacLean the Mountie. Packaged with tattoos
2008
Canada Day Coin (Coloured Coin with tattoos)
N/A
N/A
$9.95
Featuring Moose. Packaged with tattoos and games
2009
Canada Day Coin (Coloured Coin with polar bear, loon, beaver, caribou)
N/A
N/A
$14.95
Caricature of animals from Circulation Coins. Packaged with postcard and magnets
A variant of the 2002 Canada Day coin was issued in circulation without any colour. It was presented to new Canadians at their citizenship ceremony during "Celebrate Canada Day" week.[10] These coins were distributed between July and September 2002 with a final mintage of 30,627,000.
All legends sets consisted of four coins with images provided courtesy of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[12]
Numismatic One, Two and Three DollarsEdit
One Dollar
Year 2000
Theme
Artist
Mintage
Issue Price
Special Notes
2002
Centre Ice Coin
R.R. Carmichael
25,000
N/A
This coin was to commemorate Canada's Olympic hockey gold medal victory in Men's and Women's Hockey at the 2002 Salt Lake CityWinter Olympics. It was part of the Going for the Gold set, which included Olympic stamps and Maclean's magazine. Another feature of the coin was that it was a double dated coin featuring the years 1987 (to recognize the first year of production) and 2002.
80th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan
N/A
40,000
$47.95
2003's Coin is double-dated. Its obverse has 2003 on it to signify year of release while its reverse has 2006 to commemorate year of event.
VARIANT was made for British Royal Mint as part of six-coin set from six countries commemorating end of World War II. The reverse was exactly the same as original issue but had privy mark of two maple leaves
The 80th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan is a joint issue between the Royal Canadian Mint and the Japan Mint. 35,000 coins are made available for Japan Mint customers, while only 5,000 are available for RCM customers.[14]
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo
48,888
$88.88
The last 4 coins are the only coins of their respective year bearing the former effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1990–2003) designed by Canadian Dora de Pédery-Hunt.
Customers who subscribed to The Vignettes of Royalty series of coins from the Royal Canadian Mint were, upon completion, given the 2009 King Edward VIII Medallion, an ultra-high relief, pure copper medallion.
The Royal Canadian Mint's $20 silver coin, launched on July 18, 2007, has evoked one of the darkest moments in the history of polar exploration and rankled Canada's main Inuit organization.[17] The coin was struck to mark the 125th anniversary of the International Polar Year scientific studies and features a "world first" metallic-blue finish meant to mimic the Arctic's icy hues.[17] On one side of the coin is the customary portrait of Queen Elizabeth; on the other, 16th-century British explorer Martin Frobisher and a compass rose from his era, along with images of the ship he sailed in search of the fabled Northwest Passage and an Inuit man paddling his kayak in ice-choked waters.[17]
A mint spokesman said the kayaker is simply meant to represent the indigenous people of the North and their role in Arctic exploration.[17] However, the combination of elements recalls an infamous episode from Frobisher's 1576 voyage to Baffin Island and the tragic fate of an unnamed Inuit paddler who was lured aboard the explorer's ship, Gabriel, and kidnapped for transport back to England as proof of the expedition's success in reaching the New World.[17] The Inuit captive, one of the first native North Americans known to have reached Europe, was put on circus-style display in England and became the subject of portraits, including one intended for Frobisher's sponsor, Queen Elizabeth I, before dying—probably of pneumonia or exposure to European disease—only weeks after arriving.[17]
2002 was the first $100 Gold Coin to feature colouring on it. A sea of “black gold” was featured to commemorate the discovery of the Leduc Oil Field on February 13, 1947.
In 2005, in order to represent each of Canada's time zones, the RCM issued six variants of the coin. The variants represented a total mintage of 1,200 coins.
Pitcher plant (flower of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Julie Wilson
99.999% pure gold
1,400
$2,149.95
2010
Prairie crocus (flower of Manitoba)
Celia Godkin
99.999% pure gold
1,400
$2,599.95
1998 features the "4 Flowers" of the Canadian Coat of Arms symbolically represent each of the four founding nations of Canada - the French, the English, the Scottish and the Irish.
500 DollarsEdit
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Mintage
Issue Price
2007
Queen's Diamond (60th) Wedding Anniversary
Steve Hepburn
99.99% pure gold
200
$5,999.95
2008
100th Anniversary Royal Canadian Mint
Royal Canadian Mint Engravers
99.99% pure gold
250
$8,159.95
2009
150th Anniversary: Construction of Parliament Buildings
Royal Canadian Mint Engravers
99.99% pure gold
200
$10,199.95
2010
Vancouver 2010 - Look of the Games
Vancouver 2010 Design Team
99.99% pure gold
210
$9,495.95
2010
75th Anniversary of the First Bank Notes
Royal Canadian Mint Engravers
99.99% pure gold
200
$9,495.95
2007 was Royal Canadian Mint’s first five ounce gold coin and the introduction of the new 500 Dollar denomination
Palladium coinsEdit
Big and Little Bear Constellations
Year
Theme
Artist
Finish
Issue Price
Total Mintage
Face Value
2006
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Colin Mayne
Specimen
$849.95
1,200
Fifty Dollars
Platinum coinsEdit
Endangered Wildlife SeriesEdit
This collection started in 1995.
Year
Theme
Face Values
Artist
Issue Price
Mintage
Finish
2000
Pronghorn
$30, $75, $150, $300
Mark Hobson
$2,095.95
599
Proof
2001
Harlequin duck
$30, $75, $150, $300
Cosme Saffioti, Susan Taylor
$2,395.95
336
Proof
2002
Great blue heron
$30, $75, $150, $300
John-Luc Grondin
$2,495.95
700
Proof
2003
Atlantic Walrus
$30, $75, $150, $300
John-Luc Grondin
$2,995.95
365
Proof
2004
Grizzly bear
$30, $75, $150, $300
N/A
$2,995.95
376
Proof
Collector CardsEdit
The first Collector Card that was issued was to commemorate the creation of a new effigy for her majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 and a redemption was offered in Chatelaine magazine. In 2004, to commemorate the Acadie 25-cent coin. One card was included with every phone order after the launch of the commemorative coin. With the release of the Lucky Loonie, a third Collector Card was created. To procure a card, customers had to go on the RCM website and place a request online. A total of 23 Collector Coin Cards have been released to date, mostly selling online for substantially more than they were when originally released.
2003Edit
Queen's Effigy
2004Edit
400th Anniversary of Acadia (Quarter)
Lucky Loonie
Poppy (Quarter)
2005Edit
Alberta Centennial Quarter
Saskatchewan Centennial Quarter
Terry Fox Loonie
Victory Nickel
Year of the Veteran Quarter
2006Edit
10th Anniversary Toonie
Lucky Loonie
Medal of Bravery (Quarter)
Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Quarter
2007Edit
Vancouver Olympics (15 Quarters, 2 Loonies)
2008Edit
400th Anniversary of Québec (Toonie)
2010Edit
Poppy (2004, 2008, 2010 Quarters)
2011Edit
Legendary Nature (Toonie, Loonie, 3 Colored and 3 Non-Colored Quarters)
2012Edit
War of 1812 (Toonie, 8 Colored and 8 Non-Colored Quarters)
50th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag (1 Colored, Non-Colored)
Definition of finishesEdit
Bullion
Brilliant relief against a parallel lined background.
Proof
Frosted relief against a mirror background
Specimen
Brilliant relief on a satin background.
Mint marksEdit
A
Used on 2005 Palladium Test Coin to signify the coins were struck from Lot A.
B
Used on 2005 Palladium Test Coin to signify the coins were struck from Lot B.
C
Placed on sovereigns produced at the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, between 1908 and 1919.
Dot
In December 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in favour of his brother, who would become King George VI. The problem was that the Royal Mint was designing the effigy of King Edward VIII and now a new effigy would need to be created. The 1, 10 and 25 cent pieces in 1937 would be struck from dies with a 1936 date on the reverse. To distinguish that these coins were issued in 1937, a Dot Mint Mark was placed on the 1936 dies, and could be found beneath the year. These coins fulfilled demand for coins until new coinage tools with the effigy of King George VI were ready. While the 10 and 25 cent coins are more common, the 1 cent coins are rare, with about a half-dozen known to exist.
06SFS
Used to describe the rare 2006 $50 Four Seasons 5 ounce silver coin. Only 2000 were minted.
H
Used to identify coins that were struck for Canada by the Birmingham Mint, also known as the Heaton Mint, until 1907.
Innukshuk
All circulation coins for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics have the Innukshuk Mint Mark on the obverse of the coin.
International Polar Year
The obverse of the 2007 International Polar Year $20 Numismatic Coin has the logo for the International Polar Year on the obverse of the coin.
Man Becomes Mountain
(Symbol of Paralympics)
All circulation coins for the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics have the Paralympic Games logo on the obverse of the coin.
Maple Leaf
All coins with a Maple Leaf Mint Mark were struck in 1948 due to an emergency with coin toolage. The granting of India’s independence resulted in the removal of IND:IMP (meaning Emperor of India) from King George VI’s effigy. Due to the demand for circulation coins in 1948, coins for 1948 could not be struck until the new tools were received. The new tools would have the IND:IMP removed from them. In the meanwhile, coins were produced in 1948 with a year of 1947 on them. A small Maple Leaf Mint Mark was struck beside 1947 on the reverse of all coins to signify the year of production.
P
From 2001 to 2006, most one cent, five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, and fifty cents issued for circulation were struck with a P Mint Mark to represent the Royal Canadian Mint’s plating process.
RCM Logo
At the CNA Convention in July 2006, the RCM unveiled its new Mint Mark to be used on all circulation and numismatic coinage. The agenda behind the implementation of this new Mint Mark was to help increase the RCM’s image as a brand. The aim of the logo is to educate coin users and coin collectors, respectively, that the RCM is minting Canada’s coins. The first Circulation Coin to have this new Mint Mark is the 10th Anniversary Two-Dollar coin. The first Numismatic Coin to have this new Mint Mark is the Snowbirds Coin and Stamp Set.[18]
T/É
In an effort to push the standard of quality higher, the RCM started to experiment with a gold bullion coin that would have a purity of 99.999%. The result was a Gold Maple Leaf Test Bullion coin with the Mint Mark of T/É (to signify Test/Épreuve). The date on the obverse of the coin was 2007 and it had a mintage of 500.
Teddy bear
When the RCM released its Baby Lullabies and CD Set, a sterling silver one dollar coin was included in the set. The one dollar coin included a mint mark of a teddy bear.
W
Used occasionally on specimen sets produced in Winnipeg, starting in 1998.
W/P
Used on the Special Edition Uncirculated Set of 2003. The W mint mark stated that the coin was produced in Winnipeg and the P states that the coins are plated.
^The CN Journal, The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association, Markham, Ontario, Vol. 53, No. 1, January–February 2008, p.17
^The CN Journal:The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association, Volume 53, No. 1, January/February 2008, p.18
^The CN Journal:The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association, Volume 53, No. 1, January/February 2008, p.19
^The CN Journal, The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association, Markham, Ontario, Vol. 53, No. 1, January–February 2008, p.18
^The CN Journal, The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association, Markham, Ontario, Vol. 53, No. 1, January–February 2008, p.19
^Coin honours century of golden hockey moments, Bret Evans, Canadian Coin News, p.1, Volume 46, Number 19, January 6 to 19, 2009, Trajan Publishing
^The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.211, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN978-0-88968-332-7
^ abcdeThe Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.214, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN978-0-88968-332-7
^Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition, 2006
^ abcdefThe Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.212, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN978-0-88968-332-7
^Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition
^The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.278, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN978-0-88968-332-7
Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition, 2006, W.K. Cross
External linksEdit
Royal Canadian Mint's Official Website
Royal Canadian Mint Act
Numismatic Network Canada
Canadian Coin News
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This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably Its current readable prose size is 9 kilobytes Please consider splitting content into sub articles condensing it or adding subheadings Please discuss this issue on the article s talk page September 2009 One of the most highly profitable aspects of the Royal Canadian Mint s enterprise is in its Numismatic product line 1 The euphoria surrounding the year 2000 led to the birth of the Millennium 25 cent coin program The numismatic line included proof quality coins sold individually or as a complete set This level of excess would come to signify the coming decade The number of numismatic releases would increase on an annual basis starting in 2003 Numismatic three cents five cents and ten cents would be introduced along with numismatic three dollars and eight dollars Luxury coins would not be immune to the dramatic increases that ensued Coins with face values of 250 300 and 350 dollars would be introduced by 2006 A new trend for the RCM would emerge with the design of the numismatic three cent coin The three cent coin was packaged in a coin and stamp set as part of a joint venture with Canada Post This partnership would lead to another ten coin and stamp sets in the decade An additional trend that emerged was the RCM s commitment to military and Olympic coins as well From Vimy Ridge to D Day to a new release of the Victory Nickel with a commemorative booklet the 5 cent piece became very monumental in acknowledging the contributions of Canada s military in the 20th Century With the advent of the Lucky Loonie the good luck charm that brought Olympic gold to Canada s hockey teams in 2002 the RCM paid tribute to that accomplishment with its Going for the Gold set in 2002 featuring a double dated Loon coin packaged with Maclean s magazine and Olympic stamps This would be followed by the Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie coins in 2004 and 2006 The decade would also be marked by very dramatic price increases Items that could be classified as staples in the numismatic offering such as the Silver Dollar Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated the Hundred Dollar Gold and the Two Hundred Gold had not experienced significant price increases for several years The Silver Dollar from 2000 was priced at 29 95 Proof and 19 95 BU clarification needed but in 2006 these two items were now priced at 39 95 and 31 95 At the beginning of the 1990s the silver dollar was priced at 22 95 for the proof version and 16 75 for the brilliant version More dramatic was the pricing of the One Hundred and Two Hundred Dollar gold The beginning of the millennium saw the One Hundred Dollar Gold at 259 95 but its price increased to 359 95 by 2006 In 1990 the price of such a coin would have been 245 00 Due to the increase in the value of gold the two hundred dollar gold experienced an even larger spike in the pricing Starting in 2000 at 414 95 the price would rise to 564 95 In 1990 the price was only 395 00 During the decade there were various technological achievements The first RCM gold coin to be directly laser etched was the 100 Gold Leduc Oil Fields coin from 2002 2 The technique would be later used for the 2003 100 Gold Marquis Wheat coin and the 2004 20 Iceberg coin In 2001 the RCM achieved innovation with the 2001 Marconi 5 silver coin It was the first RCM coin to utilize with a direct lasered finish 3 One of the technological breakthroughs for the RCM involved the 2006 Canadian Achievement Series silver coin featuring Colonel Chris Hadfield It was the first Canadian coin to be completely sculpted using computer software 4 The Northern Lights 20 Silver Coin was the first RCM hologram coin to feature a hologram without a raised border and therefore no delineation 5 The hologram merges with the engraved relief of the mountains In 2006 the 30 Canadarm coin was the first Canadian coin to be completely sculpted using computer software 6 Technically it was a complex design to render due to the depiction of the closed glass visor and the complicated features of the Canadarm Contents 1 Commemorative Silver Dollar Series 1 1 Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars 1 2 Montreal Canadiens 100th Anniversary 2 Numismatic One Three and Five Cents 3 Numismatic Ten Cents 4 Numismatic 25 cent Pieces 4 1 Oversized 25 cent pieces 4 2 2005 present 4 2 1 Canada Day 4 2 2 Holiday Coin Set 4 2 3 NHL coins 4 2 4 Birds of Canada series part 1 5 Numismatic Fifty Cent Collections 5 1 Discovering Nature Series 5 2 Canadian Sports Series 5 3 Canadian Festivals Series 5 4 Canadian Folklore and Legends Series 5 5 Canadian Floral Collection 5 6 Coat of Arms of Canada 5 7 1 25 Ounce Gold 5 8 Butterfly Collection 5 9 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II 5 10 Legends of Hockey 6 Numismatic One Two and Three Dollars 6 1 NHL Coins 6 2 Specimen Set Variant Dollars 7 Numismatic Four Five and Eight Dollars 8 Ten Dollars 9 Fifteen Dollars 9 1 Chinese Lunar Cameo Coin Series 9 2 Vignettes of Royalty Series 9 3 Playing Card Money Series 10 Twenty Dollars 10 1 Land Sea and Rail Transportation Series 10 2 Natural Wonders 10 3 Lighthouse Collection 10 4 National Parks 10 5 Tall Ships Collection 10 6 Architectural Collection 10 7 International Polar Year 10 8 Great Canadian Locomotives 10 9 Crystal Raindrop 10 10 NHL Goalie Mask Coins 10 11 Canadian Commerce 10 12 Crystal Snowflake 10 13 Holiday Pine Cones 10 14 Other Holiday Coins 10 15 Other Coins 11 Thirty Dollars 11 1 Canadian Achievements 11 2 National War Memorials 12 Fifty Dollars 13 Seventy Five Dollars 14 100 Dollar Gold 15 150 Dollar Gold 15 1 18K Gold Proof Lunar Hologram Coin Series 15 2 18K Gold Proof Lunar Coin Series 15 3 Scallop shaped Series 16 200 Dollar Gold 16 1 Celebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions 16 2 Canadian Art and Artists 16 3 Canadian Commerce 17 250 Dollar Gold 18 300 Dollars 18 1 Canadian Achievements 18 2 Shinplaster 18 3 Provincial Coat of Arms 18 4 Premium Gold Coin Series 18 5 Platinum Prehistoric Animals Collection 19 350 Dollar Gold 19 1 Provincial Flowers 20 500 Dollars 21 Palladium coins 22 Platinum coins 22 1 Endangered Wildlife Series 23 Collector Cards 23 1 2003 23 2 2004 23 3 2005 23 4 2006 23 5 2007 23 6 2008 23 7 2010 23 8 2011 23 9 2012 23 10 2013 23 11 2014 23 12 2015 24 Definition of finishes 25 Mint marks 26 See also 27 References 28 External linksCommemorative Silver Dollar Series EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Proof Issue Price Proof Mintage BU clarification needed Issue Price BU clarification needed 2000 Voyage of Discovery D F Warkentin 121 575 29 95 62 975 19 952001 50th Anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada Dora de Pedery Hunt 89 390 30 95 53 668 20 952001 90th Anniversary of the Striking of Canada s 1911 Silver Dollar W H J Blakemore 24 996 49 95 No BU Exists N A2002 Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II Royal Canadian Mint Staff 29 688 33 95 64 410 24 952002 The Queen Mother Royal Canadian Mint Staff 9 994 49 95 No BU exists N A2003 Centennial of the Cobalt Silver Strike at Cobalt ON John Mardon 88 536 36 95 51 130 28 952003 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II First Effigy of Queen Emanuel Hahn 21 400 N A No BU exists N A2003 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Fourth Effigy of Queen Emanuel Hahn 29 586 51 95 No BU exists N A2004 400th Anniversary First French Settlement in North America R R Carmichael 81 335 36 95 41 934 28 952004 400th Anniversary First French Settlement in North America Privy Marked part of Coin and Stamp Set R R Carmichael 8 315 99 95 N A N A2004 The Poppy Cosme Saffioti 24 527 49 95 No BU Exists N A2005 40th Anniversary Flag of Canada William Woodruff N A 34 95 N A 24 952006 Victoria Cross Royal Canadian Mint Staff N A 34 95 N A 26 952006 Medal of Bravery Royal Canadian Mint Staff N A 54 95 No BU Exists N A2007 Thayendanegea Joseph Brant RCM Staff based on image by Laurie McGaw 65 000 42 95 35 000 34 952007 Celebration of the Arts Friedrich Peter 20 000 54 95 No BU Exists N A2008 400th Anniversary of Quebec Suzanne Duranceau 65 000 42 95 35 000 34 952008 100th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint Jason Bouwman 25 000 59 95 No BU Exists N A2008 The Poppy with ultra high relief Cosme Saffioti 5 000 139 95 No BU Exists N A2009 100th Anniversary of Flight Jason Bouwman 50 000 47 95 30 000 39 95Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars Edit These Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars were packaged with the corresponding Proof Sets for the year Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2005 40th Anniversary Canada s Flag William Woodruff N A 84 952006 Victoria Cross Royal Canadian Mint Staff N A 84 952007 Thayendanegea Joseph Brant RCM Staff based on image by Laurie McGaw N A 89 952008 400th Anniversary of Quebec Suzanne Duranceau 60 000 89 952009 100th Anniversary of Flight Jason Bouwman 55 000 99 95Montreal Canadiens 100th Anniversary Edit Four unique gold coins were produced by the RCM to honour the 100th Anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens The coins are on permanent display at the Centennial Plaza at the Bell Centre in Montreal 7 The coins have a face value of 1 and have the Canadiens centennial logo on the reverse The coins are featured on memorial plaques dedicated to four legends Howie Morenz Maurice Richard Jean Beliveau and Guy Lafleur The obverse is the Susannah Blunt effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Each plaque also has two circulation five cent coins marking the start and end of each player s career The coins were gold plated versions of the nickel aureate dollar used for circulating 1 coins A special edition proof silver dollar was also issued with two different types of packaging Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price with acrylic stand Issue Price with standard packaging 2009 Montreal Canadiens centennial Royal Canadian Mint engravers 15 000 74 95 69 95Numismatic One Three and Five Cents EditOne Cent Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2004 2003 Annual Report Collectible G E Kruger Gray 10 000 24 95Three Cents Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2001 Sesquicentennial of Canada s First Postage Stamp Based on an image by Sir Sanford Fleming 59 573 39 95Five Cents Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2000 Les Voltigeurs de Quebec RCM Staff 34 024 16 952001 125th Anniversary Royal Military College Gerald T Locklin 25 834 16 952002 85th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge S A Allward 22 646 16 952004 60th Anniversary of D Day Thomas Shingles 20 019 29 952005 60th Anniversary of End of World War II Thomas Shingles 42 792 29 952005 Annual Report Coin Selectively Gold Plated Thomas Shingles 12 000 24 95Numismatic Ten Cents EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2000 100th Anniversary Credit Unions Alphonse Desjardins Jean Guy Lebel 69 791 14 952001 International Year of the Volunteers RCM Design 40 634 14 952004 100th Anniversary of Canadian Open Cosme Saffioti 31 744 39 95Numismatic 25 cent Pieces EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2000 Millennium Proof Coins Various N A 14 95 each 149 95 for 12 coin set Also sold as a twelve and twenty four 1999 included coin set2000 Millennium Coloured Coin Pride Donald F Warkentin 49 719 8 95 1st Millennium Coloured Coin by RCM2004 Gold Plated Poppy Cosme Saffioti 15 000 24 95 Released in 2005 Part of 2004 Annual ReportOversized 25 cent pieces Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2006 80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II Cosme Saffioti 25 000 19 95 First Oversized 25 cent Coin2007 60th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II s Wedding Robert Ralph Carmichael 35 000 21 95 N A2008 Anne of Green Gables Ben Stahl N A 19 952008 90th Anniversary End of World War I David Craig N A 19 95 Part of End of World War I Coin Set2009 Notre Dame de Saguenay Photo courtesy of Alain Dumas Paul Hurteau and Claude Parent N A 14 95 Photos of the Saguenay Fjord and Notre Dame du Saguenay statue 2005 present Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2005 Liberation of the Netherlands N A N A 49 95 Part of joint set with Netherlands2005 Poppy Coin N A N A 12 95 Part of Bookmark and Commemorative Lapel Pin2006 Bonhomme Carnaval N A 8200 8 19 95 Part of Quebec Winter Carnival Set2007 Balloons N A 24531 9 19 95 From Birthday Gift Set2007 Fireworks N A 8910 9 19 95 From Congratulations Gift Set2007 Flowers N A 10318 9 19 95 From Wedding Gift Set2007 Maple leaf N A 23582 9 19 95 From Oh Canada Gift Set2007 Rattle N A 24531 9 19 95 From Baby Gift Set2008 Birthday Hat N A N A 19 95 From Birthday Gift Set2008 Canadian Flag N A N A 19 95 From Oh Canada Gift Set2008 Teddy bear N A N A 19 95 From Baby Gift Set2008 Trophy N A N A 19 95 From Congratulations Gift Set2008 Wedding Cake N A N A 19 95 From Wedding Gift Set2008 Poppy Coin Cosme Saffioti N A 12 95 Part of Bookmark2009 Birthday Coin coloured balloons N A N A 9 95 Part of Greeting Cards with Coin2009 Wedding Coin two pink birds N A N A 9 95 Part of Greeting Cards with Coin2009 Congratulations Coin N A N A 9 95 Part of Greeting Cards with Coin2009 Thank You Coin coloured flower N A N A 9 95 Part of Greeting Cards with Coin2009 Orange Maple Leaves N A N A 19 95 Part of Oh Canada set2009 Teddy bear with blue and pink pillows N A N A 19 95 Part of Baby Coin setCanada Day Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2000 Millennium Coloured Coin Canada Day Laura Paxton 26 106 8 95 1st Canada Day Coin2001 Canada Day Coloured Coin Silke Ware 96 352 9 95 N A2002 Canada Day Coloured Coin Judith Chartier 49 901 9 95 N A2003 Canada Day Coloured Coin Jade Pearen 63 511 9 95 N A2004 Canada Day Coloured Coin Cosme Saffioti 44 759 9 95 N A2004 Canada Day Multi Ply Plated Steel Nick Wooster 29 762 24 95 Part of Canada Day Bundle which included a fanny pack a water bottle and a T shirt2005 Canada Day Coin Stan Witten N A 9 95 The Beaver on the coin is also called Bucky the Beaver 2006 Canada Day Coin Coloured featuring two children holding a Canadian flag N A N A 9 95 Packaged with Four Crayola Crayons2007 Canada Day Coin Coloured Coin with tattoos N A N A 9 95 Featuring MacLean the Mountie Packaged with tattoos2008 Canada Day Coin Coloured Coin with tattoos N A N A 9 95 Featuring Moose Packaged with tattoos and games2009 Canada Day Coin Coloured Coin with polar bear loon beaver caribou N A N A 14 95 Caricature of animals from Circulation Coins Packaged with postcard and magnetsA variant of the 2002 Canada Day coin was issued in circulation without any colour It was presented to new Canadians at their citizenship ceremony during Celebrate Canada Day week 10 These coins were distributed between July and September 2002 with a final mintage of 30 627 000 Holiday Coin Set Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2004 Santa Claus N A 60 965 19 952005 Christmas stocking N A N A 19 952006 Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer N A N A 19 952007 Christmas tree N A N A 19 952008 Santa Claus N A N A 19 952009 Santa Claus N A N A 19 95NHL coins Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2007 Calgary Flames N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2007 Calgary Flames N A 832 11 24 95 From Calgary Flames Gift Set2007 Edmonton Oilers N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2007 Edmonton Oilers N A 2213 11 24 95 From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set2007 Montreal Canadiens N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2007 Montreal Canadiens N A 2952 11 24 95 From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set2007 Ottawa Senators N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2007 Ottawa Senators N A 1634 11 24 95 From Ottawa Senators Gift Set2007 Toronto Maple Leafs N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2007 Toronto Maple Leafs N A 3527 11 24 95 From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set2007 Vancouver Canucks N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2007 Vancouver Canucks N A 1264 11 24 95 From Vancouver Canucks Gift SetBirds of Canada series part 1 Edit Year Animal Artist Finish Mintage Issue Price2007 Ruby throated hummingbird Arnold Nogy Specimen with selective colouring 25 000 24 952007 Red breasted nuthatch Arnold Nogy Specimen with selective colouring 25 000 24 952008 Downy woodpecker Arnold Nogy Specimen with selective colouring 25 000 24 952008 Northern cardinal Arnold Nogy Specimen with selective colouring 25 000 24 952010 American goldfinch Arnold Nogy reverse Susanna Blunt obverse Specimen with selective colouring 14 000 24 95Numismatic Fifty Cent Collections EditYear Theme Mintage Issue Price Finish Notes2007 Annual Report 10 000 25 95 Gold Plated2007 Christmas Ornaments 50 000 25 95 Specimen with motion filled 3 D effect2008 Triangle Coin Milk Delivery 25 000 49 95 Green enamel effect on reverse Proof Finish Part of Irregular Shaped coins collection2008 100th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint 16 000 44 95 Sold as part of Coin and Stamp Set double dated 1908 2008 2009 Calgary Flames N A N A 24 95 From Coin and Puck Set2009 Edmonton Oilers N A N A 24 95 From Coin and Puck Set2009 Montreal Canadiens N A N A 24 95 From Coin and Puck Set2009 Ottawa Senators N A N A 24 95 From Coin and Puck Set2009 Toronto Maple Leafs N A N A 24 95 From Coin and Puck Set2009 Vancouver Canucks N A N A 24 95 From Coin and Puck Set2009 Six String Nation Guitar 30 000 34 95 Specimen with hologram on reverse Part of Irregular Shaped coins collectionDiscovering Nature Series Edit Started in 1995Year Theme Artist Finish Issue Price For Four Coin Set Total Mintage Designs2000 Canada s Birds of Prey Jean Luc Grandin and Pierre Leduc Proof 59 95 123 628 Bald eagle osprey great horned owl red tailed hawkCanadian Sports Series Edit Started in 1998Year Coin No 1 Coin No 2 Coin No 3 Coin No 4 Artist Finish Issue Price For Four Coin Set Total Mintage2000 First Recorded Hockey Game 1875 Introduction of Curling to North America 1760 First Steeplechase Race 1840 Birth of the 5 Pin Bowling League 1910 Brian Hughes Proof 59 95 50 091Canadian Festivals Series Edit Year Coin No 1 Coin No 2 Coin No 3 Coin No 4 Coin No 5 Artist Finish Issue Price for each coin Total Mintage2001 Quebec Winter Carnival Toonik Tyme Nunavut Folk Festival Newfoundland Festival of Fathers PEI N A Sylvie Daigneault John Mardon David Craig Brenda Whiteway Proof 21 95 58 1232002 Annapolis Valley Blossom Nova Scotia Stratford Festival Ontario Folkarama Manitoba Calgary Stampede Alberta Squamish Days BC Sylvie Daigneault John Mardon David Craig Michelle Grant Brenda Whiteway Proof 21 95 61 9002003 Yukon Festival Back to Batoche Manitoba Great Northern Arts Festival Inuvik Festival Acadien de Caraquet New Brunswick N A Ken Anderson David Hannan Dawn Oman Hudson Design Group Proof 21 95 26 451Canadian Folklore and Legends Series Edit Year Coin No 1 Coin No 2 Coin No 3 Artist Finish Issue Price for each coin Total Mintage2001 The Sled The Maiden s Cave Les Petits Sauteux Valentina Holtz Entin Peter Kiss Miyuki Tanobe Proof 24 95 28 9792002 The Pig That Wouldn t Get Over The Stile Shoemaker in Heaven Le Vaisseau Fantome Laura Jolicoeur Francine Gravel Colette Boivin Proof 24 95 19 789Canadian Floral Collection Edit Year Theme Artist Finish Issue Price Total Mintage2002 Golden Tulip Anthony Testa Proof selectively gold plated 24 95 19 9862003 Golden Daffodil Christie Paquet Proof selectively gold plated 34 95 36 2932004 Golden Easter Lily Christie Paquet Proof selectively gold plated 34 95 23 4862005 Golden rose Christie Paquet Proof selectively gold plated 34 95 23 0002006 Golden Daisy Christie Paquet Proof selectively gold plated 34 95 23 0002007 Golden Forget Me Not Christie Paquet Proof selectively gold plated 38 95 20 000Coat of Arms of Canada Edit Year Theme Finish Issue Price Total Mintage2004 Evolution of Queen s Effigy Proof 79 95 11 7071 25 Ounce Gold Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Finish2004 Moose N A 25 000 69 95 Proof2005 Voyageur N A 25 000 69 95 Proof2006 Cowboy Michelle Grant 25 000 69 95 Proof2007 The Wolf William Woodruff 20 000 74 95 Proof2008 DeHavilland Beaver Peter Mossman 20 000 85 95 Proof2009 Red Maple 15 000 99 95 Proof2010 RCMP 14 000 109 95 ProofButterfly Collection Edit Year Butterfly Artist Mintage Issue Price Finish2004 Tiger swallowtail Jianping Yan 19 910 39 95 Hologram2004 Clouded Sulphur Susan Taylor 15 281 39 95 Selective gold plating2005 Monarch Susan Taylor 20 000 39 95 Colourized orange and black2005 Great Spangled Fritillary Jianping Yan 20 000 39 95 Hologram2006 Short tailed swallowtail Susan Taylor 20 000 39 95 Proof with coloured butterfly 2006 Silvery blue Jianping Yan 20 000 39 95 Hologram60th Anniversary of the end of World War II Edit Year Coin No 1 Coin No 2 Coin No 3 Coin No 4 Coin No 5 Coin No 6 Artist Finish Issue Price for Six Coin Set Total Mintage2005 Battle of Britain Battle of the Atlantic Raid on Dieppe Conquest of Sicily Liberation of the Netherlands Battle of the Scheldt Peter Mossman Specimen 149 95 20 000Legends of Hockey Edit Year Team Legends Mintage Issue Price Finish2005 Montreal Canadiens Jean Beliveau Guy Lafleur Jacques Plante Maurice Richard 25 000 99 95 Specimen2005 Toronto Maple Leafs Johnny Bower Tim Horton Dave Keon Darryl Sittler 25 000 99 95 SpecimenAll legends sets consisted of four coins with images provided courtesy of the Hockey Hall of Fame 12 Numismatic One Two and Three Dollars EditOne Dollar Year 2000 Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2002 Centre Ice Coin R R Carmichael 25 000 N A This coin was to commemorate Canada s Olympic hockey gold medal victory in Men s and Women s Hockey at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics It was part of the Going for the Gold set which included Olympic stamps and Maclean s magazine Another feature of the coin was that it was a double dated coin featuring the years 1987 to recognize the first year of production and 2002 2004 Elusive loon N A 25 105 25 22 part of Coin and Stamp set2004 Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie R R Carmichael RCM Staff 19 941 39 95 to commemorate 2004 Athens Olympics2005 40th Anniversary of Canada s Flag William Woodruff 5 000 99 95 Enameled red2006 Baby Lullabies N A N A 29 95 featuring a Teddy Bear part of Baby Lullabies and CD Gift Set 2006 Baby Lullabies Sterling Silver N A N A 79 95 From Sterling Silver Baby Premium Coin Set2006 Gold Louis Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 10 000 102 95 The motto on the reverse of the coin is CHRS REGN VINC IMP Christ reigns defeats and commands 2006 Medal of Bravery RCM Engravers 5 000 109 95 Enamel red2006 Snowflake N A N A 34 95 part of Holiday Carols and CD Set2006 Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie Jean Luc Grandin 19 956 13 39 95 to commemorate 2006 Torino Olympics2007 Building Blocks N A N A 34 95 From Baby Keepsake Tins2007 Gold Plated Rattle N A N A 89 95 From Baby Premium Coin Set2007 Rattle N A N A 34 95 From Baby Lullabies CD set2007 Sterling Silver One Dollar Robert Ralph Carmichael N A 89 95 Part of 2007 Wedding Premium Coin Set2007 Gold Louis Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 10 000 104 95 Second Gold Louis Coin2007 Thayendanegea Joseph Brant Adopted from artwork by Laurie McGraw 7 500 129 95 Enameled with various colours2008 Sterling Silver One Dollar Robert Ralph Carmichael N A N A Part of 2008 Baby Lullabies CD Set Baby Keepsake Tin Baby Premium Coin Set and Wedding Premium Coin Set2008 Gold Louis Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 10 000 124 95 Third Gold Louis CoinNHL Coins Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2008 Calgary Flames N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2008 Calgary Flames N A N A 24 95 From Calgary Flames Gift Set2008 Edmonton Oilers N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2008 Edmonton Oilers N A N A 24 95 From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set2008 Montreal Canadiens N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2008 Montreal Canadiens N A N A 24 95 From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set2008 Ottawa Senators N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2008 Ottawa Senators N A N A 24 95 From Ottawa Senators Gift Set2008 Toronto Maple Leafs N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2008 Toronto Maple Leafs N A N A 24 95 From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set2008 Vancouver Canucks N A N A 15 95 From Coin and Puck Set2008 Vancouver Canucks N A N A 24 95 From Vancouver Canucks Gift Set2009 Calgary Flames N A N A 24 95 From Calgary Flames Gift Set2009 Edmonton Oilers N A N A 24 95 From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set2009 Montreal Canadiens N A N A 24 95 From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set2009 Ottawa Senators N A N A 24 95 From Ottawa Senators Gift Set2009 Toronto Maple Leafs N A N A 24 95 From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set2009 Vancouver Canucks N A N A 24 95 From Vancouver Canucks Gift SetSpecimen Set Variant Dollars Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2002 15th Anniversary Loonie Jean Luc Grandin 67 672 39 952004 Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary Susan Taylor 46 493 39 952005 Tufted puffin Mark Hobson 39 818 39 952006 Snowy owl Glen Loates 39 935 39 952007 Trumpeter swan Kerri Burnett 27 056 45 952008 Common eider Mark Hobson 21 227 45 952009 Great Blue Heron Chris Jordison 21 677 49 952010 Northern Harrier Arnold Nogy 21 111 49 952011 Great Grey Owl Arnold Nogy 25 665 49 952012 25th Anniversary Loon Arnold Nogy 34 975 49 952013 Blue Winged Teal Glen Loates 28 884 49 952014 Ferriginous Hawk Trevor Tennant 24 181 49 952015 Blue Jay Edward Spera 30 000 Minted 49 952016 Tundra Swan Glen Scrimshaw 30 000 Minted 49 952017 Snow Goose Derek C Wicks 30 000 Minted 51 952018 Burrowing Owl Pierre Girard 30 000 Minted 49 95Two Dollars Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2004 Proud polar bear part of Coin and Stamp Set N A 25 208 29 222006 22K Gold 10th Anniversary Two Dollar Coin Brent Townsend 3 000 399 95 Special Specimen Set Two Dollars Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2010 Lynx Kittens Christie Paquet 14 790 49 952011 Elk Calf Christie Paquet 13 899 49 952012 Wolf Cubs Emily Damstra 14 968 49 952013 Black Bear Cubs Glen Loates 15 468 49 952014 Baby Rabbits Pierre Leduc 11 319 49 952015 Baby Raccoons Clinton Jammer 15 000 Minted 49 95 Three Dollars Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2006 Sterling Silver Square Beaver Coin Cosme Saffioti 20 000 45 95Numismatic Four Five and Eight Dollars EditFour Dollars Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2007 Parasaurolophus part of Giants of Prehistory Kerri Burnett 20 000 39 952008 Triceratops part of Giants of Prehistory Kerri Burnett 20 000 39 952009 Tyrannosaurus rex part of Giants of Prehistory Kerri Burnett 20 000 42 952010 Dromaeosaurus part of Giants of Prehistory Kerri Burnett 20 000 42 952010 Euoplocephalus tutus part of Giants of Prehistory Kerri Burnett 13 000 49 95Five Dollars Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2001 First Wireless Transmission part of joint coin set with British Royal Mint Cosme Saffioti 15 011 99 952002 15th Anniversary of Loonie Hologram RCM Staff 29 970 39 952002 90th Anniversary of 5 Coin Gold W H J Blakemore 1998 749 95 for two coin set 2003 FIFA 2006 World Cup of Soccer Utszula Walerzak 19 519 39 952004 100th Anniversary of Canadian Open Golf Tournament was part of Canadian Open Commemorative Frame Cosme Saffioti 15 623 49 992004 Majestic Moose had year 2004 on obverse but was released in 2003 part of Coin and Stamp Set David Preston Smith 25 553 39 952005 60th Anniversary End of World War II ORIGINAL ISSUE Peter Mossman 25 000 39 952005 60th Anniversary End of World War II VARIANT Peter Mossman 10 000 245 British Pounds2005 Alberta Centennial Michelle Grant 20 000 49 952005 Atlantic Walrus and Calf from 5 Coin and Stamp Set Pierre Leduc 25 555 49 552005 Saskatchewan Centennial Paulette Sapergia 20 000 49 952005 White tailed deer and fawn from 5 Coin and Stamp Set Xerxes Irani 25 555 49 552006 Breast Cancer Enamelled Christie Paquet 15 000 59 952006 Peregrine Falcon from 5 Coin and Stamp Set Dwayne Harty 25 555 49 552006 Sable Island Horse from 5 Coin and Stamp Set Paul Illsley 25 555 49 552006 Snowbirds part of Coin and Stamp Set Jianping Yan 25 555 59 952009 80th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan N A 40 000 47 952003 s Coin is double dated Its obverse has 2003 on it to signify year of release while its reverse has 2006 to commemorate year of event VARIANT was made for British Royal Mint as part of six coin set from six countries commemorating end of World War II The reverse was exactly the same as original issue but had privy mark of two maple leavesThe 80th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan is a joint issue between the Royal Canadian Mint and the Japan Mint 35 000 coins are made available for Japan Mint customers while only 5 000 are available for RCM customers 14 Eight Dollars Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2004 Great Grizzly N A 25 883 48 88 Part of Coin and Stamp Set2005 Chinese Railway Workers RCM Staff 20 000 120 00 Two Coin Set2007 Fine Silver Chinese Coin Harvey Chan 20 000 45 95 Square hole in the middle of the coin2009 Maple of Wisdom 15 Simon Ng 14 888 88 88 Part of the Maple Leaf Hologram Series Sterling Silver Swarovski Crystal Element in the middleTen Dollars EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2002 90th Anniversary of 10 Coin Gold W H J Blakemore 1998 749 95 for two coin set 2005 Year of the Veteran Elaine Gobel 20 000 49 952005 Pope John Paul II Susan Taylor 24 716 49 952006 Fortress of Louisbourg Susan Taylor N A 49 95Fifteen Dollars EditChinese Lunar Cameo Coin Series Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price1998 Year of the Tiger Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 68 888 68 881999 Year of the Rabbit Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 88 634 72 882000 Year of the Dragon Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 88 888 72 882001 Year of the Snake Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 60 754 78 882002 Year of the Horse Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 59 395 78 882003 Year of the Goat Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 53 714 78 882004 Year of the Monkey Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 46 182 83 882005 Year of the Rooster Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 44 691 83 882006 Year of the Dog Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 41 617 16 88 882007 Year of the Pig Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 48 888 88 882008 Year of the Rat Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 48 888 88 882009 Year of the Ox Harvey Chan 92 5 silver 7 5 copper with 24K gold plated cameo 48 888 88 88The last 4 coins are the only coins of their respective year bearing the former effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1990 2003 designed by Canadian Dora de Pedery Hunt Vignettes of Royalty Series Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2007 Queen Victoria Leonard Charles Wyon 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 10 000 99 952008 King Edward VII Original effigy artwork by George William De Saulles 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 10 000 99 952008 King George V Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 10 000 99 952009 King George VI Thomas Hugh Paget 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 10 000 104 952009 Queen Elizabeth II Mary Gillick 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 10 000 104 95Customers who subscribed to The Vignettes of Royalty series of coins from the Royal Canadian Mint were upon completion given the 2009 King Edward VIII Medallion an ultra high relief pure copper medallion Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2009 King Edward VIII Thomas Hugh Paget copper N A 19 95Playing Card Money Series Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2008 Jack of Hearts Henri Beau 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 25 000 89 952008 Queen of Spades Henri Beau 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 25 000 89 952009 Ten of Spades Henri Beau 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 25 000 94 952009 King of Hearts Henri Beau 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 25 000 94 95Twenty Dollars EditLand Sea and Rail Transportation Series Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2000 Steam Buggy John Mardon 44 367 59 952000 The Bluenose J Franklin Wright Included in Steam Buggy 59 952000 The Toronto John Mardon Included in Steam Buggy 59 952001 The Russell Light Four John Mardon 41 828 59 952001 The Marco Polo J Franklin Wright Included in The Russell 59 952001 The Scotia Don Curley Included in The Russell 59 952002 The Gray Dort John Mardon 35 944 59 952002 The William Lawrence Bonnie Ross Included in The Gray Dort 59 952002 D 10 Locomotive Dan Fell Included in The Gray Dort 59 952003 HMCS Bras D Or Don Curley 31 997 59 952003 C N R FA 1 Diesel Electric John Mardon Included in HMCS Bras D Or 59 952003 Bricklin SV 1 Brian Hughes Included in HMCS Bras D Or 59 95Natural Wonders Edit Year Design Issue Artist Mintage Issue Price2003 Niagara Falls Hologram Gary Corcoran 29 967 79 952003 Rocky Mountains Colorized Jose Osio 28 793 69 952004 Iceberg Hologram Jose Osio 24 879 69 952004 Northern Lights Double Image Hologram Gary Corcoran 34 135 79 952004 Hopewell Rocks Selectively Gold Plated Jose Osio 16 918 69 952005 Diamonds Double Image Hologram Jose Osio 35 000 69 95Lighthouse Collection Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2004 Sambro Island Lighthouse N A N A 69 952005 Toronto Island Lighthouse Brian Hughes 20 000 69 95National Parks Edit Year Park Artist Mintage Issue Price2005 Pacific Rim B C Susanna Blunt 20 000 69 952005 Mingan Quebec Pierre Leduc 20 000 69 952006 Georgian Bay Ontario Tony Bianco 20 000 69 952006 Nahanni NWT Virginia Boulay 15 000 69 952006 Jasper Alberta Michelle Grant 15 000 69 95Tall Ships Collection Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2005 Three Masted Ship Bonnie Ross 20 000 69 952006 The Ketch John M Horton 16 000 69 952007 The Brigantine Bonnie Ross 16 000 74 95Architectural Collection Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2006 Notre Dame de Montreal Basilica Jianping Yan 15 000 69 952006 CN Tower Jianping Yan 15 000 69 952006 Pengrowth Saddledome Jianping Yan 15 000 69 95International Polar Year Edit The Royal Canadian Mint s 20 silver coin launched on July 18 2007 has evoked one of the darkest moments in the history of polar exploration and rankled Canada s main Inuit organization 17 The coin was struck to mark the 125th anniversary of the International Polar Year scientific studies and features a world first metallic blue finish meant to mimic the Arctic s icy hues 17 On one side of the coin is the customary portrait of Queen Elizabeth on the other 16th century British explorer Martin Frobisher and a compass rose from his era along with images of the ship he sailed in search of the fabled Northwest Passage and an Inuit man paddling his kayak in ice choked waters 17 A mint spokesman said the kayaker is simply meant to represent the indigenous people of the North and their role in Arctic exploration 17 However the combination of elements recalls an infamous episode from Frobisher s 1576 voyage to Baffin Island and the tragic fate of an unnamed Inuit paddler who was lured aboard the explorer s ship Gabriel and kidnapped for transport back to England as proof of the expedition s success in reaching the New World 17 The Inuit captive one of the first native North Americans known to have reached Europe was put on circus style display in England and became the subject of portraits including one intended for Frobisher s sponsor Queen Elizabeth I before dying probably of pneumonia or exposure to European disease only weeks after arriving 17 Great Canadian Locomotives Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2008 Royal Hudson Royal Canadian Mint engravers 10 000 69 952009 Jubilee Royal Canadian Mint engravers 10 000 74 952010 Selkirk Royal Canadian Mint engravers 10 000 79 952011 D 10 Royal Canadian Mint engravers 10 000 79 95Crystal Raindrop Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2008 Tiny Echoes of Rain Royal Canadian Mint engravers 10 000 89 952009 Autumn Showers Celia Godkin 10 000 94 95NHL Goalie Mask Coins Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes2008 Calgary Flames Marcos Hallam 10 000 74 95 Includes special lucite stand2008 Edmonton Oilers Marcos Hallam 10 000 74 95 Includes special lucite stand2008 Ottawa Senators Marcos Hallam 10 000 74 95 Includes special lucite stand2008 Montreal Canadiens Marcos Hallam 10 000 74 95 Includes special lucite stand2008 Toronto Maple Leafs Marcos Hallam 10 000 74 95 Includes special lucite stand2008 Vancouver Canucks Marcos Hallam 10 000 74 95 Includes special lucite standCanadian Commerce Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2008 Agriculture variant of 2008 22 Karat Gold John Mardon 20 000 69 952009 Coal Mining Trade John Mardon 10 000 74 95Crystal Snowflake Edit The crystalline beauty of a snowflake shimmers with genuine CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2007 Blue Crystal Piedfort Konrad Wachelko 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 5 000 94 952007 Iridescent Crystal Piedfort Konrad Wachelko 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 5 000 94 952008 Amethyst Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 7 500 94 952008 Sapphire Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 7 500 94 952009 Blue Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 7 500 94 952009 Pink Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 7 500 94 952010 Blue Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 7 500 99 952010 Tanzanite Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 7 500 99 952011 Emerald Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 15 000 114 952011 Topaz Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 15 000 114 952011 Hyacinth Red Small Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 15 000 114 952011 Montana Blue Small Crystal Konrad Wachelko 99 99 silver 15 000 114 95Holiday Pine Cones Edit A pair of pine cones with genuine CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements to enhance the pine needles and a decorative ribbon along the coin s edge Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2010 Moonlight Susan Taylor 99 99 silver 5 000 99 952010 Ruby Susan Taylor 99 99 silver 5 000 99 95Other Holiday Coins Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2007 Holiday Sleigh Ride Tony Bianco 99 99 silver 10 000 69 952008 Holiday Carols Tony Bianco 99 99 silver 10 000 69 952011 Winter Scene Remi Clark 92 5 silver 7 5 copper 8 000 69 952011 Christmas tree Tony Bianco 99 99 silver 15 000 114 952011 is a traditional star topped Christmas tree wrapped in fluffy garlands and studded with five genuine CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Element lights Other Coins Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2009 Summer Moon Mask Jody Broomfield 99 99 silver 10 000 69 95Thirty Dollars EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2005 Welcome Figure Totem Pole Richard Hunt Ph D 20 000 79 952006 Dog Sled Arnold Nogy 15 000 89 952009 International Year of Astronomy Colin Mayne 10 000 89 95Canadian Achievements Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2006 Canada s First Spacewalk Col Chris Hadfield Cecily Mok 20 000 79 952007 Panoramic Camera Niagara Falls Chris Jordison 15 000 84 952008 Imax Imax Corporation 15 000 84 95National War Memorials Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2006 National War Memorial RCM Engravers 15 000 79 952006 Beaumont Hamel RCM Engravers 15 000 79 952007 Vimy Ridge Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 15 000 79 95Fifty Dollars EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2006 Four Seasons Tony Bianco 2 000 299 952007 Queen s Diamond Wedding Anniversary Steve Hepburn 4 000 299 952008 100th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 4 000 369 952009 150th Anniversary Construction of Parliament Buildings Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 2 000 459 952010 Vancouver 2010 Look of the Games Vancouver 2010 Design Team 2 010 389 952010 75th Anniversary of the First Bank Notes Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 2 000 389 95Seventy Five Dollars EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2005 Pope John Paul II Susan Taylor 5 000 499 00100 Dollar Gold EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2000 150th Anniv Search for Northwest Passage John Mardon 10 547 259 952001 125th Anniv Library of Parliament Robert R Carmichael 8 080 259 952002 Commemorating Canada s Oil Industry John Mardon 9 994 259 952003 100th Anniversary of Marquis Wheat Thom Nelson 9 993 259 952004 St Lawrence Seaway Construction Susan Taylor 7 123 259 952005 130th Anniversary of Supreme Court of Canada Suzanne Duranceau 9 000 329 952006 75th Anniversary Longest International Hockey Series Tony Bianco 9 000 329 952007 140th Anniversary of the Dominion of Canada Bonnie Ross 5 000 369 952008 200th Anniversary Fraser River John Mantha 5 000 386 952009 10th Anniversary of Nunavut Andrew Qappik 5 000 419 952002 was the first 100 Gold Coin to feature colouring on it A sea of black gold was featured to commemorate the discovery of the Leduc Oil Field on February 13 1947 150 Dollar Gold Edit18K Gold Proof Lunar Hologram Coin Series Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2000 Year of the Dragon Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 8 874 388 882001 Year of the Snake Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 6 571 388 882002 Year of the Horse Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 6 843 388 882003 Year of the Goat Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 3 927 398 882004 Year of the Monkey Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 3 318 398 882005 Year of the Rooster Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 4 888 398 882006 Year of the Dog Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 4 888 448 882007 Year of the Pig Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 4 888 498 952008 Year of the Rat Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 4 888 508 952009 Year of the Ox Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 4 888 638 882010 Year of the Tiger Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 4 888 555 552011 Year of the Rabbit Harvey Chan 75 gold 25 silver 4 888 638 8818K Gold Proof Lunar Coin Series Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2010 Year of the Tiger Aries Cheung 75 gold 25 silver 2 500 555 552011 Year of the Rabbit Aries Cheung 75 gold 25 silver 2 500 638 88Scallop shaped Series Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2009 Blessings of Wealth Harvey Chan 99 999 pure gold 5 000 799 952010 Blessings of Strength Harvey Chan 99 999 pure gold 1 388 939 95200 Dollar Gold EditCelebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price1997 Haida Raven Bringing Light to the World Robert Davidson 11 610 414 951998 Legend of the White Buffalo Alex Janvier 7 419 414 951999 Mikmaq Butterfly Alan Syliboy 6 510 414 952000 Mother and Child Germaine Arnaktauyok 7 410 414 95Canadian Art and Artists Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2001 The Habitant Farm Cornelius Kreighoff 5 406 414 952002 The Jack Pine Tom Thompson 5 754 414 952003 Houses Lionel Lemoine Fitzgerald 4 118 414 952004 Fragments Alfred Pellan 3 699 414 95Canadian Commerce Edit Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2005 Fur Traders John Mardon 4 500 489 952006 Timber Trade John Mardon 4 500 489 952007 Fishing Trade John Mardon 4 000 579 952008 Agricultural Commerce John Mardon 4 000 619 952009 Coal Mining Trade John Mardon 4 000 697 952010 Petroleum and Oil Trade John Mardon 4 000 999 95250 Dollar Gold EditYear Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price2006 Dog Sled Team Arnold Nogy 900 1089 95300 Dollars EditYear Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2002 Triple Cameo Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II Sheldon Beveridge 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 999 1 095 952003 The Great Seal of Canada RCM Staff 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 998 1 095 952004 Quadruple Cameo Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II Christie Paquet 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 999 1 099 952005 Welcome Figure Totem Pole Richard Hunt Ph D 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 199 952006 80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II Cosme Saffioti 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 520 952006 Crystal Snowflake Konrad Wachelko 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 520 952008 Four Seasons Moon Mask Jody Broomfield 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 200 1 599 952009 Gold Summer Moon Mask Jody Broomfield 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 200 1 949 952010 Crystal Snowflake Konrad Wachelko 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 750 2 295 95In 2002 the three cameos are 99 99 silver In 2004 each cameo is struck in 24KT gold 2006 was the Royal Canadian Mint s first coin incorporating authentic Swarovski Crystals in the design Canadian Achievements Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2005 120th Anniversary of Standard Time Bonnie Ross 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 200 999 952006 5th Anniversary of the First Canadian to Walk In Space Canadarm2 Cecily Monk 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 089 952007 140th Anniversary of the Invention of the Panoramic Camera Rocky Mountains Chris Jordison 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 111 952008 IMAX Imax Corporation 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 228 95In 2005 in order to represent each of Canada s time zones the RCM issued six variants of the coin The variants represented a total mintage of 1 200 coins Shinplaster Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2005 135th Anniversary of the 1870 Shinplaster Robert Ralph Carmichael 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 250 1 295 952006 The 1900 Shinplaster Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 250 1 295 952007 The 1923 Shinplaster Robert Ralph Carmichael 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 250 1 490 95Provincial Coat of Arms Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 541 952008 Alberta Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 631 952009 Yukon Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 659 952009 Prince Edward Island Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 1 000 1 949 952010 British Columbia Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 500 2 249 952010 New Brunswick Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 500 2 249 95Premium Gold Coin Series Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2007 Olympic Ideals Laurie McGaw Ring of Faces David Craig Interior 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 2 500 1 999 952008 Competition Laurie McGaw Ring of Faces David Craig Interior 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 2 500 1 999 952009 Friendship Laurie McGaw Ring of Faces David Craig Interior 58 33 gold 41 67 silver 2 500 1 999 95Platinum Prehistoric Animals Collection Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2007 Woolly Mammoth Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 99 95 platinum 400 2 999 952008 Scimitar Cat Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 99 95 platinum 200 N A2009 Steppe Bison Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 99 95 platinum 200 2 999 952010 Ground Sloth Kerri Burnett 99 95 platinum 200 2 999 95350 Dollar Gold EditProvincial Flowers Edit Year Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price1998 The four flowers rose lis thistle amp shamrock Pierre Leduc 99 999 pure gold 1 998 999 991999 The golden slipper flower of Prince Edward Island Henry Purdy 99 999 pure gold 1 999 999 992000 The Pacific dogwood flower of British Columbia Caren Heine 99 999 pure gold 2 000 999 992001 The mayflower flower of Nova Scotia Bonnie Ross 99 999 pure gold 2 001 1 019 992002 The wild rose flower of Alberta Dr A K Hellum 99 999 pure gold 2 002 1 099 992003 The white trillium flower of Ontario Pamela Stagg 99 999 pure gold 2 003 1 099 992004 The fireweed flower of Yukon Catherine Ann Deer 99 999 pure gold 2 004 1 099 992005 The western red lily flower of Saskatchewan Chris Jordison 99 999 pure gold 2 005 1 295 952006 Iris versicolor flower of Quebec Susan Taylor 99 999 pure gold 2 006 1 489 952007 Purple violet flower of New Brunswick Sue Rose 99 999 pure gold 1 400 1 520 952008 Purple saxifrage flower of Nunavut Celia Godkin 99 999 pure gold 1 400 1 676 952009 Pitcher plant flower of Newfoundland and Labrador Julie Wilson 99 999 pure gold 1 400 2 149 952010 Prairie crocus flower of Manitoba Celia Godkin 99 999 pure gold 1 400 2 599 951998 features the 4 Flowers of the Canadian Coat of Arms symbolically represent each of the four founding nations of Canada the French the English the Scottish and the Irish 500 Dollars EditYear Theme Artist Composition Mintage Issue Price2007 Queen s Diamond 60th Wedding Anniversary Steve Hepburn 99 99 pure gold 200 5 999 952008 100th Anniversary Royal Canadian Mint Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 99 99 pure gold 250 8 159 952009 150th Anniversary Construction of Parliament Buildings Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 99 99 pure gold 200 10 199 952010 Vancouver 2010 Look of the Games Vancouver 2010 Design Team 99 99 pure gold 210 9 495 952010 75th Anniversary of the First Bank Notes Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 99 99 pure gold 200 9 495 952007 was Royal Canadian Mint s first five ounce gold coin and the introduction of the new 500 Dollar denominationPalladium coins EditBig and Little Bear Constellations Year Theme Artist Finish Issue Price Total Mintage Face Value2006 Spring Summer Autumn Winter Colin Mayne Specimen 849 95 1 200 Fifty DollarsPlatinum coins EditEndangered Wildlife Series Edit This collection started in 1995 Year Theme Face Values Artist Issue Price Mintage Finish2000 Pronghorn 30 75 150 300 Mark Hobson 2 095 95 599 Proof2001 Harlequin duck 30 75 150 300 Cosme Saffioti Susan Taylor 2 395 95 336 Proof2002 Great blue heron 30 75 150 300 John Luc Grondin 2 495 95 700 Proof2003 Atlantic Walrus 30 75 150 300 John Luc Grondin 2 995 95 365 Proof2004 Grizzly bear 30 75 150 300 N A 2 995 95 376 ProofCollector Cards EditThe first Collector Card that was issued was to commemorate the creation of a new effigy for her majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 and a redemption was offered in Chatelaine magazine In 2004 to commemorate the Acadie 25 cent coin One card was included with every phone order after the launch of the commemorative coin With the release of the Lucky Loonie a third Collector Card was created To procure a card customers had to go on the RCM website and place a request online A total of 23 Collector Coin Cards have been released to date mostly selling online for substantially more than they were when originally released 2003 Edit Queen s Effigy2004 Edit 400th Anniversary of Acadia Quarter Lucky Loonie Poppy Quarter 2005 Edit Alberta Centennial Quarter Saskatchewan Centennial Quarter Terry Fox Loonie Victory Nickel Year of the Veteran Quarter2006 Edit 10th Anniversary Toonie Lucky Loonie Medal of Bravery Quarter Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Quarter2007 Edit Vancouver Olympics 15 Quarters 2 Loonies 2008 Edit 400th Anniversary of Quebec Toonie 2010 Edit Poppy 2004 2008 2010 Quarters 2011 Edit Legendary Nature Toonie Loonie 3 Colored and 3 Non Colored Quarters 2012 Edit War of 1812 Toonie 8 Colored and 8 Non Colored Quarters 2013 Edit Arctic Expedition 4 Quarters 2 Frosted 2 Un Frosted 2014 Edit Wait For Me Daddy Toonie 2015 Edit Sir John A MacDonald Toonie 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag 1 Colored Non Colored Definition of finishes EditBullionBrilliant relief against a parallel lined background ProofFrosted relief against a mirror backgroundSpecimenBrilliant relief on a satin background Mint marks EditAUsed on 2005 Palladium Test Coin to signify the coins were struck from Lot A BUsed on 2005 Palladium Test Coin to signify the coins were struck from Lot B CPlaced on sovereigns produced at the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint between 1908 and 1919 DotIn December 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in favour of his brother who would become King George VI The problem was that the Royal Mint was designing the effigy of King Edward VIII and now a new effigy would need to be created The 1 10 and 25 cent pieces in 1937 would be struck from dies with a 1936 date on the reverse To distinguish that these coins were issued in 1937 a Dot Mint Mark was placed on the 1936 dies and could be found beneath the year These coins fulfilled demand for coins until new coinage tools with the effigy of King George VI were ready While the 10 and 25 cent coins are more common the 1 cent coins are rare with about a half dozen known to exist 06SFSUsed to describe the rare 2006 50 Four Seasons 5 ounce silver coin Only 2000 were minted HUsed to identify coins that were struck for Canada by the Birmingham Mint also known as the Heaton Mint until 1907 InnukshukAll circulation coins for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics have the Innukshuk Mint Mark on the obverse of the coin International Polar YearThe obverse of the 2007 International Polar Year 20 Numismatic Coin has the logo for the International Polar Year on the obverse of the coin Man Becomes Mountain Symbol of Paralympics All circulation coins for the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics have the Paralympic Games logo on the obverse of the coin Maple LeafAll coins with a Maple Leaf Mint Mark were struck in 1948 due to an emergency with coin toolage The granting of India s independence resulted in the removal of IND IMP meaning Emperor of India from King George VI s effigy Due to the demand for circulation coins in 1948 coins for 1948 could not be struck until the new tools were received The new tools would have the IND IMP removed from them In the meanwhile coins were produced in 1948 with a year of 1947 on them A small Maple Leaf Mint Mark was struck beside 1947 on the reverse of all coins to signify the year of production PFrom 2001 to 2006 most one cent five cents ten cents twenty five cents and fifty cents issued for circulation were struck with a P Mint Mark to represent the Royal Canadian Mint s plating process RCM LogoAt the CNA Convention in July 2006 the RCM unveiled its new Mint Mark to be used on all circulation and numismatic coinage The agenda behind the implementation of this new Mint Mark was to help increase the RCM s image as a brand The aim of the logo is to educate coin users and coin collectors respectively that the RCM is minting Canada s coins The first Circulation Coin to have this new Mint Mark is the 10th Anniversary Two Dollar coin The first Numismatic Coin to have this new Mint Mark is the Snowbirds Coin and Stamp Set 18 T EIn an effort to push the standard of quality higher the RCM started to experiment with a gold bullion coin that would have a purity of 99 999 The result was a Gold Maple Leaf Test Bullion coin with the Mint Mark of T E to signify Test Epreuve The date on the obverse of the coin was 2007 and it had a mintage of 500 Teddy bearWhen the RCM released its Baby Lullabies and CD Set a sterling silver one dollar coin was included in the set The one dollar coin included a mint mark of a teddy bear WUsed occasionally on specimen sets produced in Winnipeg starting in 1998 W PUsed on the Special Edition Uncirculated Set of 2003 The W mint mark stated that the coin was produced in Winnipeg and the P states that the coins are plated See also EditRoyal Canadian Mint numismatic coins 20th century Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins 2010s Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Royal Canadian Mint Olympic CoinsReferences Edit Royal Canadian Mint 2006 Annual Report page 4 The CN Journal The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association Markham Ontario Vol 53 No 1 January February 2008 p 17 The CN Journal The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association Volume 53 No 1 January February 2008 p 18 The CN Journal The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association Volume 53 No 1 January February 2008 p 19 The CN Journal The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association Markham Ontario Vol 53 No 1 January February 2008 p 18 The CN Journal The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association Markham Ontario Vol 53 No 1 January February 2008 p 19 Coin honours century of golden hockey moments Bret Evans Canadian Coin News p 1 Volume 46 Number 19 January 6 to 19 2009 Trajan Publishing The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins 63rd Edition 2009 p 211 Edited by W K Cross The Charlton Press Toronto ON ISBN 978 0 88968 332 7 a b c d e The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins 63rd Edition 2009 p 214 Edited by W K Cross The Charlton Press Toronto ON ISBN 978 0 88968 332 7 Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins 60th Edition 2006 a b c d e f The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins 63rd Edition 2009 p 212 Edited by W K Cross The Charlton Press Toronto ON ISBN 978 0 88968 332 7 Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins 60th Edition 2006 Royal Canadian Mint Annual Report p 44 RCM Japan Mint release rare joint issue Canadian Coin News p 15 Volume 47 Number 8 August 4 to 17 2009 Royal Canadian Mint www mint ca The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins 63rd Edition 2009 p 278 Edited by W K Cross The Charlton Press Toronto ON ISBN 978 0 88968 332 7 a b c d e f 20 worth of painful history Coin World Vol 47 Issue 2417 Page 74 August 7 2006 Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins 60th Edition 2006 W K CrossExternal links EditRoyal Canadian Mint s Official Website Royal Canadian Mint Act Numismatic Network Canada Canadian Coin News Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins 2000s Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins 2000s amp oldid 1130622194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
