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The show… is an ideal opportunity for the Bank of Canada Museum to share a part of the National Currency Collection with Canadians. This year, we decided to tell the story of Canada’s phantom banks and the financial crisis of 1837.

On this trip, we were all excited to see the 8-foot-tall wooden panels with the full copy printed directly onto them. Using a new process, staff of the exhibition fabrication department at the Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum have produced some very impressive results.

An exhibition fabrication company was finally selected by the Museum to produce the upcoming “Voices from the Engraver” travelling exhibition. It’s all very exciting.

Video clip of Yves Baril speaking on how he prepares his tools and his approach on engraving.

Video clip of Yves Baril speaking on how he prepares his tools and his approach on engraving.

Video clip of Jorge Peral on how he prepares his tools and his approach on engraving.

Video clip of Jorge Peral on how he prepares his tools and his approach on engraving.

The recent additions to the National Currency Collection described below are from very different parts of the world and are between 1500 and 2500 years old.

The commemorative 1951 5 cent piece was issued to mark the 200th anniversary of the naming of nickel and its isolation as an element. Recently, I had the great pleasure to participate in the Big Nickel anniversary festivities and give a talk about the design competition for the 1951 5 cent coin.

This is not the time for ‘nay sayers’. Basically, we planned a luxury car knowing that when all was said and done, it was going to be a very nice family sedan (maybe with the big engine?).