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The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a brand new coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of Canadian author L. M. Montgomery, the creator of Anne of Green Gables.

The new loonie is the first ever Canadian circulation coin to feature an author on its reverse. Now, collectors can purchase a special wrap roll containing 25 coins with the same engraved view of the L. M. Montgomery.

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The Royal Canadian Mint recently unveiled a brand new Canadian coin with a face value of $30 and it's entirely zodiac-themed.

The new $30 coin, titled Signs Of The Zodiac, features a celestial palette of all 12 zodiac signs surrounding a graphic of the Sun and the Moon on the new coin's reverse.

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Canada has a new silver loonie in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

To commemorate the RCAF, the new Canadian coin features four significant aircraft on its reverse, "these form a powerful and captivating design that draws the viewer in and invites them to discover the meaning behind all of these symbolic images," the Royal Canadian Mint said.

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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.

In honour of the Chinese Year of the Dragon, the Mint has unveiled this new gold coin of Shenlong the dragon, strikingly posed front and centre.

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The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a new $20 coin last fall with a few features that you won't find on just any average coin. Not only is the $20 coin rectangular but it also glows in the dark.

The 1 oz. Pure Silver Glow-in-the-Dark Coin – Canada’s Unexplained Phenomena: The Duncan Incident depicts a story dating back to 1970. Reportedly, a nurse at a hospital in Duncan, British Columbia, opened the curtain in a patient's room, only to be met with a glowing UFO.

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Canada has a new commemorative $20 coin.

The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a brand new pure silver coin in honour of Black History, marking the sixth coin of the commemorative series.

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The Royal Canadian Mint has released a brand new fifty-cent Canadian coin and it's holiday-themed.

The new $0.50 coin, titled 50-Cent Lenticular Coin — Holiday Sledding, features a polar bear and an arctic hare sledding with Christmas trees in the background. Both animals are wearing matching teal scarves as they sled downhill amidst the winter snowfall.

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The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a set of uncirculated Canadian coins that feature the effigy of King Charles III.

In November 2023, the Royal Canadian Mint revealed the official design of the new effigy, crafted by Canadian portrait artist Steven Rosati, and a collectors set is available for purchase on the Mint's website.

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The Royal Canadian Mint has released a brand new $20 coin made up of 99.99% pure silver and it features a massive grizzly bear.

The $20 fine silver Ultra High Relief coin titled Great Hunters: Grizzly Bear was released in 2023 with a mintage of only 6,000 coins across the world.

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The Royal Canadian Mint has introduced a brand new $15 coin made up of 99.99% pure silver and it features a massive lucky dragon.

The 1 oz. Pure Silver Coin — Lunar Year of the Dragon is the third fine silver coin to be released as part of the Lunar Year coin series, which began back in 2022 with the Year of the Tiger coin.

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The Royal Canadian Mint released a brand new $20 coin made up of pure silver and it features a holiday scene that glows in the dark.

The Magic Of The Season coin is comprised of one ounce of pure silver and allows you to relive your holiday memories with Santa and his reindeer.

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The Royal Canadian Mint has rolled out a brand new coin worth $200 and it's made up of platinum-plated pure gold.

The 2024 1 oz. Platinum Plated Pure Gold Coin — Peace Dollar, marks the fifth Peace Dollar that the Royal Canadian Mint has released. "Each Peace Dollar is a powerful representation of Canada’s ongoing dedication to universal human rights and world peace," the Mint said.

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