Black and Gold Grey Wolf silver
coin and 10-cent
100th Anniversary of Bluenose coloured circulation coin
recognized among the world's best
OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Canadian
Mint is honoured to have won Coin of the Year Awards in two of the
10 categories in which mints from around the world compete for
recognition in the most coveted awards program for excellence in
coin design and manufacturing. The 2021 $20 Fine Silver Coin - Black and Gold: The Grey
Wolf was named "Best Crown", while the Mint's first coloured
10-cent circulation coin issued in
2021 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bluenose was
crowned "Best Circulation" coin.
"The Mint is passionate about finding new ways to showcase
Canada on coins that represent the
highest levels of craftsmanship, design and innovation," said
Marie Lemay, President and CEO of
the Royal Canadian Mint. "To win not only one, but two Coin of the
Year Awards in the same year is an amazing recognition that our
coins are indeed best-in-class, and admired by collectors around
the world."
Artist Claude Thivierge captures
the feared and admired personality of a top Canadian predator in a
yin and yang portrayal, rendered in contrasting gold and black
rhodium plating, on the 2021 $20 Fine
Silver Coin - Black and Gold: The Grey Wolf. Though human
encroachment has reduced its habitat, the majestic grey wolf still
thrives in hierarchical packs of six or eight animals in less
settled parts of Canada, from
Labrador to British Columbia, as well as Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Bluenose's 100th anniversary in 2021 gave the Mint the
opportunity to celebrate in style. We re-imagined the Bluenose
design with the help of Nova
Scotia marine artist Yves Bérubé and added colour to our
smallest circulating coin for the very first time. A peerless
maritime icon built in Lunenburg, Nova
Scotia, Bluenose was a hard-working fishing schooner whose
racing proficiency in the International Fishermen's Race was
unrivalled for nearly two decades. It remains, to this day, a
testament to the ingenuity, craftsmanship and exceptional skill of
the Canadians who designed, built and crewed it.
The annual Coin of the Year competition receives nominations
from an international consortium of mint representatives and
numismatists. The judging is conducted by an international panel of
the world's leading mint officials, medalists, journalists, central
bank and museum officials. The winners were selected from among 100
finalists spanning ten categories.
Images of the Mint's newest award-winning coins can be
found here.
About the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint
is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and
distribution of Canada's
circulation coins. The Mint is recognized as one of the largest and
most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of
specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on
an international scale. For more information on the Mint, its
products and services, visit www.mint.ca. Follow the Mint on
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Alex Reeves, Senior Manager, Public Affairs, (613)
884-6370, reeves@mint.ca
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