WINNIPEG — A special edition silver coin is marking the 75th anniversary of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada who fought to defend Hong Kong from enemy invasion in December 1941.
A new set of coins depicting the legendary Star Trek franchise has been launched by the Royal Canadian Mint.
A new one-dollar circulation coin is marking the 100th anniversary of a women’s right to vote.
The two-dollar coin, or Toonie as it’s more affectionately known, turned the big 2-0 on Friday.
Canadians are being asked for input on proposed coin designs to mark the Royal Canadian Mint's 150th anniversary. In 2017, the Mint will circulate 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, one-dollar and two-dollar coins with winning designs from coast-to-coast. Canadian residents...
The Royal Canadian Mint is launching new $2 circulation coins featuring the famous "Wait for Me Daddy" photograph. Made notable in 1940, the photo symbolizes the experience of Canadians during the Second World War. The photograph by Claude P. Dettloff was shot October...
The 75th anniversary of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is being marked with a commemorative silver coin. The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the coin on Wednesday as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited the RWB as part a four-day Canadian tour with Prince Charles. "As the...
The Jennifer Jones curling rink was honoured at City Hall on Thursday by Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz and the Royal Canadian Mint. Jones and her team from the St. Vital Curling Club won gold at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics after going undefeated. Katz presented Jones,...
There was an awkward moment on Thursday when the Royal Canadian Mint made a presentation to the City of Winnipeg with a typo on the award. A framed 2014 Lucky Loonie was presented to the city to recognize its support for the hometown Jennifer Jones curling team, who...
By Tyler Sutherland Seven new coins to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Superman have been released by the Royal Canadian Mint. Co-created by Canadian Joe Shuster and his American collaborator Jerry Siegel, the Man of Steel is now honoured on collector coins sold...
The Royal Canadian Mint will use its Winnipeg plating facility to produce 200 million nickel-plated steel blanks for the Royal Thai Mint. The contract will utilize the Mint's newly-expanded Winnipeg operations to make the 1-Baht circulation coin. "We are extremely...
The Royal Canadian Mint's Winnipeg branch officially opened its plating facility expansion and the Hieu C. Truong Centre of Excellence for Research and Development on Thursday. The 70,000-square-foot, $60 million expansion will allow the Mint to increase production of...
