Canada under Elizabeth II – Queen: 6 February 1952–present 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint 2008 Proof Silver Dollar 36.07mm (25.18 grams) 0.925 Silver (0.7488 oz. ASW) Reference: KM# 781 | Engraver: Susanna Blunt, Jason Bouwman Certification: NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO 2845077-009 ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA, Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Features selective gold plating. CANADA DOLLAR 1908 2008 CELEBRATING 100 YEARS ANS À CÉLÉBRER JB, Flying Canada goose transforming into the shape of a maple leaf which in turn rests on a blank coin planchet. Features selective gold plating.
Coin Notes: Gold selective gilding on both sides.
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The Royal Canadian Mint (French: Monnaie royale canadienne) is a Crown corporation, operating under the Royal Canadian Mint Act. The shares of the Mint are held in trust for the Crown in right of Canada.
The Mint produces all of Canada’s circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint also designs and manufactures precious and base metal collector coins; gold, silver, palladium, and platinum bullion coins; medals, as well as medallions and tokens. It further offers gold and silver refinery and assay services.
The Mint serves the public’s interest but is also mandated to operate “in anticipation of profit” (i.e., to function in a commercial manner without relying on taxpayer support to fund its operations). Like private-sector companies, the Mint has a board of directors consisting of a chair, the president and CEO of the Mint, and eight other directors.
Traditionally, the President of the Royal Canadian Mint is known as the Master of the Mint. The president is Marie Lemay, who was appointed to the position in 2018. The Board of Directors, through the Chair, is accountable to the Minister of Finance. The Minister serves as the link between the Mint, Cabinet and Parliament.
The Mint was named one of “Canada’s Top 100 Employers” by Mediacorp Canada Inc. from 2007 to 2010.
In March 2012 the Canadian Government decided to cease the production of pennies. The final penny was minted at the RCM’s Winnipeg, Manitoba plant on the morning of May 4, 2012.
In April 2012, the Mint announced it was developing MintChip, a digital currency to allow anonymous transactions backed by the Government of Canada and denominated in a variety of currencies.
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The land now called Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonies were established on the region’s Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various conflicts, the United Kingdom gained and lost North American territories until left, in the late 18th century, with what mostly comprises Canada today. Pursuant to the British North America Act, on July 1, 1867, three colonies joined to form the autonomous federal Dominion of Canada. This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the new self-governing Dominion. In 1931, Britain granted Canada near total independence with the Statute of Westminster 1931 and full sovereignty was attained when the Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament.
Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II being the current head of state. The country is officially bilingual at the federal level. It is one of the world’s most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries, with a population of approximately 35 million as of 2015. Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks. Canada’s long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture.
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