The new Canadian coin, titled Spirit Dragon, is made up of 99.99% pure gold and depicts Shenlong coiling and floating across the sky a dragon of Chinese mythology that "governs the elements upon which agriculture depends: wind, rain, clouds and tempests," the Royal Canadian Mint wrote on its website.
The Royal Canadian Mint has rolled out a brand new $2 coin in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Canadian artist Jean Paul Riopelle. The $2 colourized special wrap roll features two geese from one of Riopelle's masterpieces, L’Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg. Each colourized special wrap roll contains 25 $2 coins, all of which bear a selectively coloured reverse, which per the Royal Canadian Mint, "captures the spirit of both the original art and the artistic genius behind it."
The Royal Canadian Mint has rolled out a brand new $50 bullion coin and it's made up of 99.99% pure gold. The 2023 $50 1 ounce 99.99%Pure Gold Maple Leaf Single-Source Mine bullion coin is entirely made up of gold from Newmont's Éléonore mine in Northern Québec
The Bank of Canada has officially whittled down the shortlist for the newest version of Canada's $5 bill to eight candidates all of which are prominent historic Canadian figures. Sir Wilfred Laurier, who served as Canada's first-ever Francophone prime minister from 1896 to 1911 is the current face of the $5 note.