A Canadian physical educator, physician, sports coach, and innovator, Dr James Naismith, invented Basketball in 1891. It has the pace and tremendous excitement too! Continue reading
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During the six long years of the Second World War, the naval warfare endured by the Allied forces in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean was strongly supported by the Canadian Merchant Navy who provided them with the much-needed personnel, food, fuel and weapons.
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Canadian Silver Maple Leaf. Credit: PD Photo
The five-coin fractional set with Mint’s Silver Maple Leaf bullion was first minted in 1988 and celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Continue reading
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a public offering of exchange-traded receipts (ETRs) under the new Canadian Silver Reserves Program. Each ETR is the proof of ownership of physical silver bullion, held with the Mint at its reserve facilities. The Canadian Silver Reserves Program denotes further expansion of the Mint and its success in core bullion and refinery. Continue reading
Universal Coin & Bullion is a major distributor of coins. The Silver Antelope Coin depicting the North American Wildlife will soon be available from this distributor. Continue reading
On Monday, 5th March 2012, Royal Canadian Mint unveiled new commemorative 99.99% pure silver collector coins to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking that went down on April 15, 1912.