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• April 4, 2023

  Caring for your coins

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Coin collecting can be a fun and fascinating hobby. But there are a few things you should know to keep your collection safe and in good condition. Because coins aren’t as robust as you might imagine.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• March 22, 2023

  Security is in the bank note

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Security printing is a game of anticipating and responding to criminal threats. Counterfeiting is a game of anticipating and responding to bank note design. This cat and mouse relationship affects every aspect of a bank note.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy Grade level(s): Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• February 2, 2023

  Teaching art with currency

  By: Adam Young

  
  

  

  From design to final product, bank notes and coins can be used to explore and teach art, media and process.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Arts Grade level(s): Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• January 20, 2023

  New Acquisitions—2022 Edition

  By: David Bergeron, Krista Broeckx

  
  

  

  It’s a new year—the perfect time to look back at some notable artifacts the Museum added to the National Currency collection from 2022. Each object has a unique story to tell about Canada’s monetary and economic history.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• December 6, 2022

  Money: it’s a question of trust

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  The dollars and cents we use wouldn’t be worth anything to anybody if we didn’t have confidence in it. No matter if it’s gold or digits on a hard drive, public trust is the secret ingredient in a successful currency.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics
• December 5, 2022

  Surprise, It's Money!

  

  On-site program: See and touch objects used as money over time to explore the history of currency and trade.

  Content type(s): School programs Subject(s): Financial literacy, History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 03, Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2
• November 18, 2022

  A bank NOTE-able Canadian

  

  Research and choose an iconic Canadian figure for a potential bank note design. Debate their historical significance as a class.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4
• November 18, 2022

  The changing face of our money

  

  Examine the history of Canadian bank notes by applying the historical thinking concepts of historical significance and continuity and change.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4
• November 18, 2022

  Design your own bank note

  

  Design a bank note by researching a notable or iconic Canadian and selecting meaningful themes, symbols, and imagery.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Arts, History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4
• November 14, 2022

  The day Winnipeg was invaded

  By: David Bergeron

  
  

  

  People on the street were randomly stopped and searched, and some were even arrested and imprisoned in an internment camp. Even German marks replaced Canadian currency in circulation—in the form of If Day propaganda notes.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): History Grade level(s): Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5