Explore stories from our collection and our economic heritage.
January 3, 2019
The first Canadian nickel
By: David Bergeron
The size of the 1-cent coin was reduced to save on the cost of copper. At the same time, there were proposals to mint Canadian coins out of cheap and abundant nickel.
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December 28, 2018
A Good Deal
By: David Bergeron
In Canada playing cards were used as form of emergency money at a time when the colony constantly suffered from a shortage gold and silver coins.
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December 14, 2018
Esperanto: universal language¬—universal coinage?
By: David Bergeron
During the first international assembly of the Ligo in 1946, a decision was made to introduce a common world currency with an internationally stable value.
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February 27, 2018
Rediscovering the NCC’s treasure trove
By: David Bergeron
Canadian waters have also claimed their fair share of treasure ships.
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October 23, 2017
A Curator’s Favourite Task
By: David Bergeron
I have several key responsibilities to meet the requirements of my job. None of them is more gratifying than conducting research about the incredible artifacts in the Bank’s collection.
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