The Museum Blog

The size of the 1-cent coin was reduced to save on the cost of copper. At the same time, there were proposals to mint Canadian coins out of cheap and abundant nickel.

In Canada playing cards were used as form of emergency money at a time when the colony constantly suffered from a shortage gold and silver coins.

During the first international assembly of the Ligo in 1946, a decision was made to introduce a common world currency with an internationally stable value.

Canadian waters have also claimed their fair share of treasure ships.

I have several key responsibilities to meet the requirements of my job. None of them is more gratifying than conducting research about the incredible artifacts in the Bank’s collection.