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General information
Obverse effigy
Unless an obverse design artist is noted, the obverse of all Canadian coins since 2003 features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
Definition of finishes
Bullion: Brilliant relief against a parallel lined background.
Proof: Frosted relief against a mirror background
Specimen: Brilliant relief on a satin background.
Specimen set variants
The Royal Canadian Mint issued two different specimen sets. One set had a variant dollar in its set, while the other set had a variant two dollar coin.
The Canadian $1 "Loonie" is minted in its regular version, available in the standard Proof, Proof-Like and Special Specimen sets, and it is also minted in various other Commemorative versions (shown below), available in Special Proof-Like sets, and the regular Specimen sets.
75th Anniversary of Voyageur dollar - Limited Edition Proof Set[1]
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
25.175 grams
Frosted relief on a proof-like field
Royal Canadian Mint engravers
5,000
159.95
Two Dollars
Toonie
The Canadian $2 "Toonie" is minted in its regular version, available in the standard Proof, Proof-Like and Specimen sets, and it is also minted in a Commemorative version (shown below), available in Special Specimen sets.
Laura Secord (5th issue of The War of 1812 Series)[1]
Bonnie Ross
10,000
99.99% pure silver
7.96g
27mm
$49.95
Five Dollars
Calendar in the Sky Series[16]
Year
Theme
Diameter (mm)
Weight (g)
Artist
Mintage
Issue price
2011
Full Buck Moon[17]
28.0
8.5
John Mantha
7,500
$121.95
2012
Full Hunter's Moon[18]
28.0
8.5
John Mantha
7,500
$121.95
2013
Full Wolf Moon[19]
28.0
8.5
John Mantha
7,500
$121.95
2013
Full Pink Moon[20]
28.0
8.5
John Mantha
7,500
$121.95
Aboriginal Tradition of Hunting Series[21]
Year
Theme
Diameter (mm)
Weight (g)
Artist
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Deer
22.9
36.0
Darlene Gait
10,000
$69.95
2013
Bison
22.9
36.0
Darlene Gait
10,000
$69.95
2014
Hunting in Harmony
22.9
36.0
Darlene Gait
10,000
$69.95
Canadian Banknotes Series[22]
Year
Theme
Diameter (mm)
Weight (g)
Artist
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Canadian Bank of Commerce Bank Note Design
36.07
23.17
8,500
$69.95
2014
Saint George Slaying the Dragon
36
23
8,500
$69.95
2014
Lion on the Mountain[23]
36.07
23.17
8,500
$69.95
2015
Canadian Bank Note Vignette[24]
36.07
23.17
8,500
$69.95
Flowers in Canada (Niobium) Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Diameter (mm)
Weight (g)
Mintage
Issue price
2014
Tulip[25]
Bert Liverance
99.9% silver with Niobium core
28.0
9.0
6,000
$139.95
2014
Rose[26]
Bert Liverance
99.9% silver with Niobium core
28.0
9.0
6,000
$139.95
2014
Poinsettia[27]
Bert Liverance
99.9% silver with Niobium core
28.0
9.0
6,000
$139.95
Eight Dollars
Eight dollars
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Mintage
Issue price
Notes
2010
Maple of Strength[1]
Simon Ng (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
8,888
$88.88
2nd in the Maple Leaf Hologram Series
Ten Dollars
Ducks of Canada
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Mallard[28]
Trevor Tennant
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$69.95
2013
Wood Duck[29]
Trevor Tennant
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$69.95
2014
Pintail[30]
Trevor Tennant
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$69.95
2014
Harlequin[31]
Trevor Tennant
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$69.95
2015
Cinnamon Teal[32]
Denis Mayer Jr.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$69.95
2016
Canvasback[33]
Glen Scrimshaw
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$69.95
Dragonfly Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly[34]
Celia Godkin
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$79.95
2014
Green Darner Dragonfly[35]
Celia Godkin
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$79.95
2015
The Pygmy Snaketail[36]
Celia Godkin
99.99% silver
15.87
34
10,000
$79.95
Canoe Across Canada[37]
This 6-coin set was available in a subscription that included a red wooden canoe-shaped holder.
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Wondrous West
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Splendid Surroundings
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Magnificent Mountains
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Serene Scene
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Mirror, Mirror
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Exquisite Ending
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
Adventure Canada
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Windsurfing[38]
Ken Ryan
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Whitewater Rafting[39]
Ken Ryan
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Mountain Biking[40]
Ken Ryan
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Ice Climbing[41]
Ken Ryan
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
2015
Dog Sledding[42]
Ken Ryan
99.99% silver
15.87
34
20,000
$44.95
Looney Tunes™[43]
These coins were available as an 8-coin subscription set that included a collector's case
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Tweety Bird:"I Tawt I Taw a Putty Tat!"[44]
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
30,000
$49.95
2015
Sylvester the Cat:"Suffering Succotash!"[45]
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
30,000
$49.95
2015
Marvin the Martian:"Where's the Kaboom?"[46]
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
30,000
$49.95
2015
Road Runner
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
30,000
$49.95
2015
Wile E. Coyote
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
30,000
$49.95
2015
Daffy Duck
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
30,000
$49.95
2015
Bugs Bunny
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
30,000
$49.95
2015
That's All Folks
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
15.87
34
30,000
$49.95
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada™[47]
These coins were available as a 6-coin subscription set that included a collector's case
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Go Canada, Go! (Coloured)
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
15,000
$59.95
2015
The Kicker
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
15,000
$54.95
2015
The Goalie
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
15,000
$54.95
2015
Heading the Ball
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
15,000
$54.95
2015
Celebration
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
15,000
$54.95
2015
Canada Welcomes The World (Coloured)
Greg Banning
99.99% silver
15.87
34
15,000
$59.95
Other Coins
Year
Theme
Artist
Weight (grams)
Mintage
Issue price
Notes
2010
75th anniversary of first Canadian bank notes[1]
Royal Canadian Mint engravers
15.87
7,500
$54.95
The reverse design is a reproduction of the design that appeared on the original 1935 $10 bank note; a seated woman surrounded by a variety of farm produce to symbolize the harvest.
2012
HMS Shannon (1st issue of The War of 1812 Series)[1]
Bonnie Ross
15.87
10,000
$64.95
Figurehead from HMS Shannon's bow featured as a gold-plated cameo. The other issues are under the Four Dollars section.
Fifteen dollars
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
Notes
2011
Maple of Happiness[1]
Simon Ng
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,888
$98.88
3rd in the Maple Leaf Hologram Series
2012
Maple of Good Fortune[1]
Three Degrees Creative Group
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,888
$98.88
4th in the Maple Leaf Hologram Series
2013
Maple of Peace[1]
Simon Ng
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,888
$98.88
5th in the Maple Leaf Hologram Series
2014
Maple of Longevity[1]
Simon Ng
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,888
$98.88
6th in the Maple Leaf Hologram Series
Exploring Canada[48]
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2014
Voyageurs
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
2014
The Gold Rush
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
2014
The Arctic Expedition
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
2015
The West Coast Exploration
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
2015
Pioneering Mapmakers
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
2015
The Wild Rivers Exploration
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
2015
Building the Canadian Pacific Railway
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
2015
Scientific Exploration
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
2015
Space Exploration
John Mantha
99.99% silver
23.17
36.07
15,000
$54.95
Twenty Dollars
Swarovski Crystals
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2010
Water lily[49]
Claudio D'Angelo
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$104.95
2011
Wild rose[50]
Margaret Best
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$109.95
2012
Rhododendron[51]
Claudio D'Angelo
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$119.95
2013
Blue flag iris[52]
Celia Godkin
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$119.95
2014
Red trillium[53]
Margaret Best
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$119.95
2015
Black-eyed susan[54]
Laurie Koss
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$119.95
Maple Canopy Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Canadian maple canopy (spring) - 1st in series[1]
Emily Damstra
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$99.95
2013
Canadian maple canopy (autumn) - 2nd in series[1]
Margaret Best
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$99.95
2014
Canadian maple canopy (Spring) - 3rd in series[1]
Margaret Best
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$99.95
2014
Canadian maple canopy (Autumn Allure) - 4th in series[1]
Purple Coneflower with Venetian Glass Butterfly[58]
Maurice Gervais (reverse), Giuliano Donnagio (Murano glass element)
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$149.95
2014
Water-lily and Venetian Glass Leopard Frog[59]
Maurice Gervais (reverse), Giuliano Donnagio (Murano glass element)
99.99% silver
31.39
38
12,500
$149.95
2015
Venetian Glass Turtle with Broadleaf Arrowhead Flower[60]
Maurice Gervais (reverse), Giuliano Donnagio (Murano glass element)
99.99% silver
31.39
38
12,500
$149.95
2016
Venetian Glass Snail[61]
Maurice Gervais (reverse), Giuliano Donnagio (Murano glass element)
99.99% silver
31.39
38
12,500
$149.95
Group of Seven Series[62]
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2012
Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay (FH Varley)[63]
FH Varley
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$89.95
2012
Nova Scotia Fishing Village (Arthur Lismer)[64]
Arthur Lismer
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$89.95
2012
Houses Cobalt (Franklin Carmichael)[65]
Franklin Carmichael
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$89.95
2013
Toronto Street Winter Morning (Lawren S. Harris)[66]
Lawren S. Harris
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$89.95
2013
Guardian of the Gorge (Franz Johnston)[67]
Franz Johnson
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$89.95
2013
Sumacs (JEH MacDonald)[68]
J.E.H. MacDonald
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$89.95
2013
Saint-Tite-des-Caps (AY Jackson)[69]
A.Y. Jackson
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$89.95
World Baseball Classic Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Fielder[70]
Steve Hepburn
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$114.95
2013
Hitter[71]
Steve Hepburn
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$114.95
2013
Pitcher[72]
Steve Hepburn
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$114.95
2013
Runner[73]
Steve Hepburn
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$114.95
Untamed Canada Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Arctic Fox[74]
Tivadar Bote
99.99% silver
28.02
40
8,500
$89.95
2013
Pronghorn[75]
Laurie McGaw
99.99% silver
31.6
40
8,500
$89.95
2013
Wolverine[76]
Tivadar Bote
99.99% silver
31.6
40
8,500
$89.95
Butterflies of Canada
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail[77]
Celia Godkin
99.99% silver
28.02
40
10,000
$99.95
2014
Red Spotted Purple[78]
Celia Godkin
99.99% silver
31.83
40
10,000
$99.95
2015
Giant Sulphur[79]
Celia Godkin
99.99% silver
31.83
40
10,000
$99.95
Superman Coins
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
75 Years of Superman
Man of Steel™[80]
Superman™'s S-Shield[81]
Superman™ & Metropolis[82]
Jim Lee, DC Comics
DC Comics
Jim Lee, DC Comics
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$109.75
$119.75
$129.75
2014
Superman™ Comic Book Covers
Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Action Comics #1 from 1938[83]
Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Action Comics #419 from 1972[84]
Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Superman Annual #1 from 2012[85]
DC Comics
99.99% silver
15.87 23.17 31.39
23 36.07 38
10,000
$69.96 $89.95 $109.95
2015
Superman™ Comic Book Covers
Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Action Comics #1 (2011)[86]
Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Superman Unchained #2 (2013)[87]
Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Superman #28 (2014)[88]
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$109.95
Canadian Dinosaurs
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Bathygnathus Borealis[89]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2014
Scutellosaurus[90]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2014
Xenoceratops Foremostensis[91]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2015
Albertosaurus[92]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
Prehistoric Animals
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2014
Woolly Mammoth[93]
Michael Skrepnick
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$89.95
2015
American Scimitar Sabre-Tooth Cat[94]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$89.95
A Story of the Northern Lights (Silver Hologram) Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
The Great Hare[95]
Nathalie Bertin
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$109.95
2014
Howling Wolf[96]
Nathalie Bertin
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$109.95
2015
The Raven[97]
Nathalie Bertin
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$109.95
Autumn Painted and Engraved Coins Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Autumn Bliss[1]
Tony Bianco
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$99.95
2014
Autumn Falls[98]
Tony Bianco
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$99.95
2015
Autumn Express[99]
Jacky MacDonald
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$99.95
Venetian Glass Holiday Coins
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Holiday Season with Venetian Glass Candy Cane[100]
Maurice Gervais (coin), Cortella & Ballarin s.n.c. (candy cane)
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$149.95
2014
Venetian Glass Snowman[101]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$149.95
2016
Venetian Glass Angel[102]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$149.95
2017
Murano Snow-Covered Tree[103]
Tony Bianco
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$152.95
Great Lakes Series[104]
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2014
Lake Superior[105]
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$114.95
2014
Lake Ontario[106]
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$114.95
2014
Lake Erie[107]
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$114.95
2015
Lake Michigan[108]
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$114.95
2015
Lake Huron[109]
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$114.95
Lost Ships in Canadian Waters
All coins in the series feature edge lettering spelling the name of the vessel.
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2014
RMS Empress of Ireland[110]
John Horton
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$109.95
2015
Franklin's Lost Expedition[111]
John Horton
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$109.95
2015
S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald[112]
John Horton
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,000
$109.95
Grizzly Bear Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
The Catch
Lauren Crawshaw
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
2015
Togetherness
Lauren Crawshaw
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
2015
Family
Lauren Crawshaw
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
2015
The Battle
Lauren Crawshaw
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
Canadian Homefront Collection
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Transcontinental Railroad[113]
David A. Oram, Sir E.B. MacKennal (obverse)
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$89.95
2015
Canada's First Submarines[114]
Yves Bérubé
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$89.95
2015
British Commonwealth Air Training Program[115]
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$89.95
Patrol Against U-Boats[116]
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$89.95
UNESCO: At Home and Abroad Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Mount Fuji & The Canadian Rockies[117]
Trevor Tennant
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$89.95
2015
Wood Buffalo National Park and Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries[118]
Lauren Crawshaw
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$89.95
First World War Battlefront Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
The Battle of Neuve-Chapelle[119]
Joel Kimmel, Sir E.B. MacKennal (obverse)
99.99% silver with selective gold plating
31.39
38
10,000
$109.95
2015
The Second Battle of Ypres[120]
Silvia Pecota, Sir E.B. MacKennal (obverse)
99.99% silver with selective gold plating
31.39
38
10,000
$109.95
Second World War Battlefront Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
The Battle of Britain[121]
Ardell Bourgeois, T. H. Paget (obverse)
99.99% silver
31.39
38
10,000
$89.95
Looney Tunes™
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
4-Coin Subscription and Wrist Watch Set[122]
Tweety Bird
Sylvester the Cat
Daffy Duck
Bugs Bunny
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
31.83
40
12,500
$109.95/coin
2015
Merrie Melodies (with ACME Crate)[123]
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
31.39
38
12,500
$109.95
Majestic Animals
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Bighorn Sheep[124]
Maurade Baynton
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
2015
Misty Morning Mule Deer[125]
Trevor Tennant
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
2015
Majestic Elk[126]
Maurade Baynton
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
2015
Imposing Alpha Wolf[127]
Maurade Baynton
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
2016
Snowy Owl[128]
Douglas Laird
99.99% silver
31.39
38
6,500
$99.95
Forests of Canada
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Carolinian Tulip-Tree[129]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$99.95
2015
Coast Shore Pine[130]
Margaret Best
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$99.95
2015
Columbian Yew Tree[131]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$99.95
2015
Boreal Balsam Poplar[132]
Margaret Best
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$99.95
Weather Phenomenon Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Summer Storm[133]
Tony Bianco and Arnold Nogy
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,000
$99.95
Canadian Landscape Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
The Rockies[134]
Stéphanie Gauvin
99.99% silver
31.83
40
7,500
$99.95
The Lake
99.99% silver
31.83
40
7,500
$99.95
Après-ski
99.99% silver
31.83
40
7,500
$99.95
Hiking
99.99% silver
31.83
40
7,500
$99.95
Wonders of the Universe Series
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Star Gazing[135]
Loïc Beaumont-Tremblay
99.99% silver
31.83
40
8,500
$149.95
Pure Silver "$20 for $20" Commemorative Coin Series
A series of commemorative silver coins was introduced in 2011. The coins in this series were sold at their face value of twenty Canadian dollars. They have a specimen finish and are .9999 pure silver, weighing 7.96 grams. The coins were sold by the Mint encapsulated in hard plastic and included a certificate of authenticity. With each release, the Royal Canadian Mint redirected the domain 20for20.ca to the latest coin in the series. In 2012, the third coin in the series became available for order, and a subscription program was introduced allowing customers to purchase the next two coins of the series whose designs had yet to be announced. The first coin of the subscription commemorated the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II and the second commemorated the end of production of the Canadian Penny, both occurring in 2012. Notably, the Diamond Jubilee coin bears a unique reverse design depicting a younger Queen compared to the rest of the coins in the series. A fourth coin was released in 2012 during the holiday season and bore a stylized reindeer on the reverse. The series continued into 2013 with a coin commemorating hockey and another depicting a wolf.
Year
Number
Theme
Artist
Mintage
Issue price
2011
1
Maple Leaf (not officially named)
Cosme Saffioti
200,000
$20.00
2011
2
Canoe
Jason Bouwman
250,000
$20.00
2012
3
Polar Bear
Emily S. Damstra
250,000
$20.00
2012
4
Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Laurie McGaw
250,000
$20.00
2012
5
Farewell to the Penny
Jesse Koreck
250,000
$20.00
2012
6
Magical Reindeer
Virginia Boulay
250,000
$20.00
2013
7
Hockey
Greg Banning
250,000
$20.00
2013
8
Wolf
Glen Loates
250,000
$20.00
2013
9
Iceberg
Emily S. Damstra
225,000
$20.00
2013
10
Santa Claus
Jesse Koreck
225,000
$20.00
2014
11
Canada Goose
Trevor Tennant
225,000
$20.00
2014
12
Bobcat
Ken Ryan
225,000
$20.00
2014
13
Summertime
John Mantha
200,000
$20.00
2014
14
Snowman
Jesse Koreck
200,000
$20.00
2015
15
50th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag
(1st Colour Coin. Face Value $25)
Julius Csotonyi
225,000
$25.00
2015
16
FIFA Women's World Cup
Joel Kimmel
200,000
$20.00
2015
17
Bugs Bunny
Warner Bros. Ent Inc.
350,000
$20.00
2015
18
Superman
DC Comics
350,000
$20.00
2015
19
Gingerbread Man
Chris and Rosina Reid
200,000
$20.00
2016
20
Winter Fun
(2nd Colour Coin. Face Value $25)
Jesse Koreck
200,000
$25.00
2016
21
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Julius Csotonyi
300,000
$20.00
2016
22
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
DC Comics
300,000
$20.00
2016
23
Star Trek: Enterprise
300,000
$20.00
2016
24
True North
(3rd Colour Coin. Face Value $25)
Trevor Tennant
250,000
$25.00
2016
25
Woodland Elf
(4th Colour Coin. Face Value $25)
Jesse Koreck
275,000
$25.00
Mint losses on the $20 for $20 program
The $20 for $20 coin program was launched in 2011 as a "low-risk" way to bring in new collectors of Royal Canadian Mint products. It was initially a success as 4.2 million coins were minted and as the Mint booked profits based on estimated seigniorage ($20 face value less the value of its silver content of 0.256 troy ounce) on coins that won't be redeemed for face value. But as the price of silver has dramatically fallen from 2011 to 2016, massive amounts of the $20 coins were returned, for which the Mint must refund the fixed $20 face value in exchange for a coin whose bullion price has dropped since issue. The refunds intensified further amidst public concerns on these coins' exchangeability for face value.
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The Mint was therefore stung with "negative seigniorage" losses reversing seigniorage gains booked when those coins were issued. Employee bonuses were cancelled in 2016, the program was discontinued, and the Mint had to write down the value of $65.5-million worth of Winnipeg plant improvements upon recognizing it cannot realize profits on similar programs into the future. The Mint has declared that there's no plan to place an expiry date on redemptions of these coins.
Twenty Five Dollars
O Canada Series 2013
This series was also available as a subscription and came with a wooden collector's box.
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
The Beaver[138]
Pierre Leduc
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2013
The Polar Bear[139]
Pierre Leduc
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2013
The Wolf[140]
Pierre Leduc
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2013
The Caribou[141]
Pierre Leduc
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2013
The Orca[142]
Pierre Leduc
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
O Canada Series 2014
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2014
The Igloo[143]
Yves Bérubé
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2014
Skiing Canada's Slopes[144]
Kendra Dixson
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2014
Under The Maple Tree[145]
Claudio D'Angelo
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2014
Cowboy in the Canadian Rockies[146]
Bernie Brown
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2014
The Arctic Fox and the Northern Lights[147]
Julius Csotonyi
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
Glow-in-the-Dark Star Charts Series
Not only did the coins glow-in-the-dark, but so did the outer boxes. When the packaging was placed together, the design formed the pattern of The Big Dipper.
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
The Quest[148]
Cyril Assiniboine
99.99% silver
31.39
38
7,500
$104.95
2015
The Wounded Bear[149]
Cyril Assiniboine
99.99% silver
31.83
40
7,500
$104.95
2015
The Great Ascent[150]
Cyril Assiniboine
99.99% silver
31.83
40
7,500
$104.95
2015
The Eternal Pursuit[151]
Cyril Assiniboine
99.99% silver
31.83
40
7,500
$104.95
Moon Mask Coins
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2013
Grandmother Moon Mask (Ultra High Relief)[152]
Richard Cochrane
99.99% silver
30.76
36.15
6,000
$149.95
2014
Matriarch Moon Mask (Ultra High Relief)[153]
Carol Young
99.99% silver
30.76
36.15
6,000
$149.95
2015
Singing Moon Mask 3-coin set (Ultra High Relief)[154]
Proof Finish
Antique Finish
Colour Enamel Finish
Andy Everson
99.99% silver
30.76
36.07
3,000
$359.95
Other coins
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2011
Wayne and Walter Gretzky[155]
Glen Green
99.99% silver
31.39
38
19,999
$99.95
2013
Canada: An Allegory[156]
Laurie McGaw
99.99% silver
31.39
38
8,500
$89.95
2014
Christmas Ornament (Ultra High Relief)[157]
Three Degrees Creative Group
99.99% silver
30.76
36.15
6,000
$129.95
2014
Canadian Lynx (Ultra High Relief)[158]
Pierre Leduc
99.99% silver
30.76
36.15
6,000
$149.95
Thirty Dollars
Looney Tunes™ Coins
Year
Theme
Artist
Composition
Weight (g)
Diameter (mm)
Mintage
Issue price
2015
Looney Tunes™ Classic Scenes[159]
The Rabbit of Seville
Fast and Furry-ous
Birds Anonymous
Warner Bros.
99.99% silver
62.67
54
5,000
$189.95/coin
Fifty Dollars
Pure Silver "$50 for $50" Commemorative Coin series
Year
Theme
Artist
Mintage
Issue price
2014
Polar Bear
Emily Damstra
100,000
$50.00
2014
Snowy Owl
Trevor Tennant
90,000
$50.00
2015
Beaver
Emily Damstra
100,000
$50.00
2016
Hare
Emily Damstra
90,000
$50.00
Five ounce silver
Year
Theme
Diameter (mm)
Artist
Mintage
Issue price
Notes
2010
75th anniversary of first Canadian banknotes
65.25
Royal Canadian Mint engravers
2,000
$389.95
The design is a reproduction of the image that was on the original 1935 $50 bank note; a seated woman with elements of radio broadcasting to symbolize modern inventions.
One Hundred Dollars
Wildlife in Motion "$100 for $100" Series
In May 2013 the mint offered the first coin in this series depicting a bison. The coin has a face value of $100 and was sold for $100, analogous to the $20 for $20 series that began in 2011. The coin has a weight of 31.6 g and is 99.99% fine silver, minted with a matte proof finish.
The design is a reproduction of the image that was on the original 1935 $500 bank note; a seated woman holding a sickle surrounded by the fruits of harvest to symbolize fertility.
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^"Scarlet Tanager - Coloured Coin (2014) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Mallard - Coloured Coin (2013) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Wood Duck - Coloured Coin (2013) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Pintail Duck - Coloured Coin (2014) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^Charlton Standard Catalogue Canadian Coins. Volume Two: Collector and Maple Leaf Issues. 5th Edition. 2015. Pg. 49
^Charlton Standard Catalogue Canadian Coins. Volume Two: Collector and Maple Leaf Issues. 5th Edition. 2015. Pg. 46
^Aster with Bumble Bee
^Purple Coneflower and Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly
^Water-lily and Leopard Frog
^Ghost Bride
^The Brakeman
^"Special Edition Specimen Set - Baby Raccoons (2015)". Royal Canadian Mint. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ a bCanadian Coin News, Volume 47, Number 13, October 13 to 26, 2009, "Mint offering Christmas coins, first 2010 issues", p.1
^Charlton Standard Catalogue Canadian Coins. Volume Two: Collector and Maple Leaf Issues. 5th Edition. 2015. Pg. 157
^Full Buck Moon
^Full Hunter's Moon
^Full Wolf Moon
^Full Pink Moon
^Charlton Standard Catalogue Canadian Coins. Volume Two: Collector and Maple Leaf Issues. 5th Edition. 2015. Pg. 158
^Charlton Standard Catalogue Canadian Coins. Volume Two: Collector and Maple Leaf Issues. 5th Edition. 2015. Pg. 160
^Lion on the Mountain
^Canadian Bank Note Vignette
^Tulip
^Rose
^Poinsettia
^Mallard
^Wood Duck
^Pintail
^Harlequin
^Cinnamon Teal
^Canvasback
^Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly
^Green Darner Dragonfly
^The Pygmy Snaketail
^Canoe Across Canada
^Windsurfing
^Whitewater Rafting
^Mountain Biking
^Ice Climbing
^Dog Sledding
^Looney Tunes™
^Tweety Bird - "I Tawt I Taw a Putty Tat!"
^Sylvester the Cat:"Suffering Succotash!"
^Marvin the Martian - "Where's the Kaboom?"
^FIFA Women's World Cup Canada™
^Exploring Canada
^"Fine Silver Coin - Water Lily (2010) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Fine Silver Coin - Wild Rose (2011) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Fine Silver Coin - Rhododendron Crystal Dew Drop (2012) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Fine Silver Coin - Blue Flag Iris (2013) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"1 oz. Fine Silver Coin - Red Trillium with Swarovski Crystal Dew Drop Elements (2014) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"1 oz. Fine Silver Coin with Swarovski® crystals - Black-eyed Susan - Mintage: 10,000 (2015) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^Cross, W.K. 2015. Canadian Coins: Volume Two Collector and Maple Leaf Issues. 5th Edition. Toronto: Charlton Press. P. 221
^Tulip with Ladybug
^Aster with Bumble Bee
^Purple Coneflower with Venetian Glass Butterfly
^Water-lily and Venetian Glass Leopard Frog
^Venetian Glass Turtle with Broadleaf Arrowhead Flower
^Venetian Glass Snail
^Cross, W.K. 2015. Canadian Coins: Volume Two Collector and Maple Leaf Issues. 5th Edition. Toronto: Charlton Press. P. 225
^Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay (FH Varley)
^Nova Scotia Fishing Village (Arthur Lismer)
^Houses Cobalt (Franklin Carmichael)
^Toronto Street Winter Morning (Lawren S. Harris)
^Guardian of the Gorge (Franz Johnston)
^Sumacs (JEH MacDonald)
^Saint-Tite-des-Caps (AY Jackson)
^Fielder
^Hitter
^Pitcher
^Runner
^Arctic Fox
^Pronghorn
^Wolverine
^Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
^Red Spotted Purple
^Giant Sulphur
^Man of Steel™
^Superman™'s S-Shield
^Superman™ & Metropolis
^Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Action Comics #1 from 1938
^Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Action Comics #419 from 1972
^Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Superman Annual #1 from 2012
^Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Action Comics #1 (2011)
^Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Superman Unchained #2 (2013)
^Iconic Superman™ Comic Book Covers: Superman #28 (2014)
^Bathygnathus Borealis
^Scutellosaurus
^Xenoceratops Foremostensis
^Albertosaurus
^Woolly Mammoth
^American Scimitar Sabre-Tooth Cat
^The Great Hare
^Howling Wolf
^The Raven
^Autumn Falls
^Autumn Express
^Holiday Season with Venetian Glass Candy Cane
^Venetian Glass Snowman
^Venetian Glass Angel
^"1 oz. Pure Silver Coin - Murano Snow Covered Tree - Mintage: 7,000 (2017) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^Cross, W.K. 2015. Canadian Coins: Volume Two Collector and Maple Leaf Issues. 5th Edition. Toronto: Charlton Press. P. 236
^Lake Superior
^Lake Ontario
^Lake Erie
^Lake Michigan
^Lake Huron
^RMS Empress of Ireland
^Franklin's Lost Expedition
^S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald
^Transcontinental Railroad
^Canada's First Submarines
^British Commonwealth Air Training Program
^Patrol Against U-Boats
^Mount Fuji & The Canadian Rockies
^Wood Buffalo National Park and Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
^The Battle of Neuve-Chapelle
^The Second Battle of Ypres
^The Battle of Britain
^4-Coin Subscription and Wrist Watch Set
^Merrie Melodies (with ACME Crate)
^Bighorn Sheep
^Misty Morning Mule Deer
^Majestic Elk
^Imposing Alpha Wolf
^Snowy Owl
^Carolinian Tulip-Tree
^Coast Shore Pine
^Columbian Yew Tree
^Boreal Balsam Poplar
^Summer Storm
^The Rockies
^Star Gazing
^"Silver Superman coins prove to be kryptonite to Royal Canadian Mint's bottom line | CBC News".
^"Armageddon for the Royal Canadian Mint's $20 for $20 Silver Coin Program". 24 May 2017.
^The Beaver
^The Polar Bear
^The Wolf
^The Caribou
^The Orca
^The Igloo
^Skiing Canada's Slopes
^Under The Maple Tree
^Cowboy in the Canadian Rockies
^The Arctic Fox and the Northern Lights
^The Quest
^The Wounded Bear
^The Great Ascent
^The Eternal Pursuit
^Grandmother Moon Mask
^Matriarch Moon Mask
^Singing Moon Mask 3-coin Set
^Wayne and Walter Gretzky
^Canada: An Allegory
^Christmas Ornament (Ultra High Relief)
^Canadian Lynx (Ultra High Relief)
^Looney Tunes™ Classic Scenes
^Whooping Crane
^Grey Fox
^Towering Forests of Canada
^Coastal Waters of Canada
^Canada's Rugged Mountains
^"$200 for $200 Fine Silver Coin – Canada's Vast Prairies (2016)". Royal Canadian Mint.
^"The $200 for $200 2016 Silver Coin Collection". Royal Canadian Mint. 2016.
^"Pure Gold One Kilo Coin - 250th Anniversary of the End of the Seven Years War - Mintage: 20 (2013)". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^Canadian Coin News, "New lunar Zodiac series sports scalloped edges", p.7, Volume 47, Number 14, October 27 to November 9, 2009
^"Fine Silver Lunar Lotus Coin - Year of the Dragon (2012) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Year of the Snake - Fine Silver Lunar Lotus (2013) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Fine Silver Lunar Lotus - Year of the Horse (2014) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Fine Silver Lunar Lotus Coin - Year of the Sheep - Mintage: 18,888 (2015) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
^"Fine Silver Lunar Lotus Coin – Year of the Monkey (2016) | the Royal Canadian Mint".
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