Did you know the Canadian Mint has a $5 Queen Elizabeth coin?

Attention, coin collectors! The Royal Canadian Mint has just released a $5 coin commemorating the late Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign, and it’s dazzling. It’s one of the first issued in a souvenir collection of precious metals that include silver, gold and platinum coins.

What's new with the Royal Canadian Mint?

A hit among investors worldwide, this coin has been slightly modified by the Royal Canadian Mint to feature a new finish formed of complex radial lines and a micro-engraved laser mark to reduce counterfeits which will remain part of this coin's design in the future. Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

When did Canada's Royal Mint start?

The Canadian Branch of Britain's Royal Mint opened in Ottawa in January 1908 for the purpose of producing circulation Canada's circulation coinage, as well as to finally refine Canada's growing gold resources on domestic soil for conversion into Canadian dollar-denominated coins.