Explore stories from our collection and our economic heritage.
July 20, 2026
A summer road trip of Canadian tokens
By: Graham Iddon
We took a virtual road trip through nearly every Canadian province and territory via trade and souvenir tokens.
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Blog posts
June 22, 2026
Reminiscences of the 1976 Montréal Olympic Coin Program
By: David Bergeron
The Olympic Coin Program was novel, ambitious, record-breaking and for some, life-changing—much like the Olympic Games that the program helped finance.
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Blog posts
May 26, 2026
The changing face of women on bank notes
By: Krista Broeckx
From queens to changemakers, discover how real women are finding their place on bank notes around the world.
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Blog posts
February 10, 2026
Love tokens: Change of heart
By: Graham Iddon
For centuries, people have been adding alternative messages to coins as political protests, advertising, commemoration and—most charmingly—love and affection. Such things are called love tokens.
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Blog posts
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Arts,
History
January 20, 2026
Three 50-cent pieces: The big changes to our small change
By: Graham Iddon
The maple leaves, beavers, schooners and caribous appear unchanged every year on our regular issued coins. But the 50-cent piece is a different story, because every time our coat of arms has changed, so has the coin.
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Blog posts
