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Blog
May 15, 2019
Economic bubbles continued to pop up regularly throughout history, and still do today.
What goes up…
By: Graham Iddon
April 25, 2019
In heritage conservation, broken metal objects can be reassembled with an adhesive most commonly used for repairing glass and ceramics.
Welding with Liquid
By: Stephanie Shank
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April 22, 2019
Used extensively in the 19th century, this type of hand-operated press printed secure financial documents using the intaglio method.
Conserving the Spider Press
By: Stephanie Shank
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April 1, 2019
How on earth did an “S” with a line or two through it come to represent a dollar? Any ideas? No? That’s OK, you’re in good company.
How Does $ = Dollar?
By: Graham Iddon
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History
March 29, 2019
In 1977, the Royal Canadian Mint wanted to reduce the size of the penny in response to the rising price of copper. Little did the Mint know that the Toronto Transit Commission’s reaction would force the cancellation of the program.
TTC Tokens and the Proposed 1978 Cent
By: David Bergeron
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Visitor Services
We’re more than just artifacts and interactives. The Bank of Canada Museum has a number of services and facilities to help your visit become a richer and more pleasant experience.
Museum Services
The Bank of Canada Museum offers a roster of services and products for researchers, curators, educators, cultural institutions and the simply curious.
About the Museum
We’re really rather nice. We are here to help you understand what the Bank does and how it matters to you. But, we are also a museum in the traditional sense, so the history of World and Canadian currency will also be explored: exhibiting fascinating artifacts and rare examples of money the likes of which you may have never seen before.
About the Bank
Find out what the Bank does, who runs the Bank and how it is separate from the political process. Learn about our history and find links to the Bank’s governance documents.
