Always proud to celebrate Canada's great natural, historical and cultural heritage on coins of exceptional quality and design, the Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to introduce fine collector coins which showcase the best of Canada to collectors and gift givers, at home and world-wide. The Mint's newest offering of 2011 features: 99.99% pure 1/25 ounce gold coins honouring the Boreal Forest, Wood Bison, Orca and Peregrine Falcon which mirror the themes of four of the Mint's five new 2011 "legendary nature" commemorative circulation coins, followed by four new $10 face value pure silver coins featuring the same designs; new sets of sterling silver and uncirculated versions of the 25-cent Wood Bison, Orca and Peregrine Falcon circulation coins; a new one-kilo pure gold coin marking the 375th anniversary of the first European observation of Lacrosse; the newest 14-karat gold addition to the Provincial Coat of Arms, featuring Nova Scotia; "Wintertown" and "Little Skaters" pure silver coins with colour enhancement; and a 25th Anniversary of the Loonie collector card featuring a silver-plated, double-dated one-dollar circulation coin.
"The story of Canada is a great source of inspiration which offers Canadians and collectors all over the world an endless variety of Royal Canadian Mint coins renowned for their beauty, innovation and craftsmanship," said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "The Mint is always excited to find new ways to celebrate the greatness of Canada on its coins and to create memorable keepsakes which excel in their visual and emotional appeal."
The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown Corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins. For more information on the Mint, visit www.mint.ca
