December 22, 2021
The Bank of Canada Museum is responsible for the National Currency Collection, and part of its mandate is to foster and develop that collection. Despite the challenges of collecting during a pandemic, curators at the Bank of Canada Museum have acquired some unique artifacts—including some that document the pandemic itself.
New acquisitions–2021 edition
By: David Bergeron
Content type(s):
Blog posts
December 2, 2021
What is money—when you really stop to think about it? To understand how money works, and what it ultimately represents, we need to strip it down to its very basic function.
The true value of money
By: Graham Iddon
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Economy
Grade level(s):
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grade 11 / Secondary 5,
Grade 12 / CEGEP,
Grade 7 / Secondary 1,
Grade 8 / Secondary 2,
Grade 9 / Secondary 3
November 16, 2021
The 1911 silver dollar has a history to match its prestige, and it now has a permanent home in the National Currency Collection of the Bank of Canada Museum.
The 1911 silver dollar
By: David Bergeron
Content type(s):
Blog posts
They’re the most significant Canadian🍁 coins for collectors, and we’ve now got all three! The 1911 silver dollar—on the blog👉 https://t.co/nF227urUVc pic.twitter.com/LWgCO9IXSu
— Bank of Canada Museum (@BoCMuseum) November 16, 2021
