2017-06-13 Tue

The Royal Canadian Mint has produced a selection of collector coins, celebrating the Canadian tradition and identity with themes ranging from Canada 150, military service and renowned natural heritages.

Continuing its $20 fine silver coin series, the Mint pays tribute to the 45th anniversary of the Order of Military Merit with a coloured blue cross-shaped insignia that’s awarded to Canadian military personnel whose devotion to the army exemplifies "service before self".

Celebrating Canadian Confederation, artist Rebecca Nayovskaya has designed the third and final issue in the $100 series of oz. fine silver, depicting historical pieces. It features a new female allegory of Canada on its reverse while the obverse showcases the double effigy of Their Majesties Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's monarchs in 1867 and 2017.

The 2017 $10 Fine Silver Coin celebrates Canada’s 150 by featuring Iceberg at Dawn, a stunning photo captured by Newfoundland and Labrador's Dale Wilson. While the newest coin in the 5 oz. fine silver "Big Coin" series celebrates Alex Colville's howling wolf design created for the Canadian cCentennial1967 50-cent circulation coin.

A new series of $20 gold plated silver coins "Locomotives Across Canada" adds to the observance of Canada 150 with a first coin depicting the "4-4-0", the first locomotive built in Canada.

The Mint's many other collector coins also include:

2017 Special Wrap Roll Set - Classic Canadian Coins.

2017 $1 Fine Silver Two-Coin Set – 30th Anniversary of the Loonie.

2017 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Mother Nature's Magnification: Beauty Under the Sun.

2017 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Under the Sea: Sea Star.

2017 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Canada's Coast Series: Pacific Coast.

2017 $300 Pure Platinum Coin – Maple Leaf Forever.

2017 $10 Fine Silver Coin – Birds Among Nature's Colours.

2017 $30 Fine Silver Coin – Zentangle® Art: The Great Grey Wolf.

2017 $10 Fine Silver Coin – The Beaver.

2017 $20 Fine Silver Coin – Ancient Canada: Ogygopsis.

"En Plein Air" 2017 $20 fine silver coin.

2017 $100 Fine Silver Coin – Sculpture of Majestic Canadian Animals.

double crystal-enhanced 2017 $3 Fine Silver Coin Zodiac Series.