500 dollars — Canada (2008) — Royal Canadian Mint Centennial

Special facts

Five ounces of gold of 2008 for the centenary of the Royal Mint in Ottawa, 248 struck.

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth II were struck from 1953 to 2022, almost seventy years in which four portraits of the queen succeeded one another: by Mary Gillick (1953–1964), Arnold Machin (1965–1989), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (1990–2003), the first portrait by a Canadian sculptor, and Susanna Blunt (from 2003). More about the period “Elizabeth II”, 1952 — 2022

Coins and banknotes of this year: 2008

Other items of the period

• 2008
• 100 dollars — 200th Anniversary of Descending the Fraser River KM# 823
• 150 dollars — Year of the Rat KM# 802
• 200 dollars — Maple leaf 99999 KM# 786
• 200 dollars — Agriculture Trade KM# 824
• 250 dollars — 2010 Winter Olympics: Towards Confederation KM# 833
• 300 dollars — Alberta KM# 825
• 300 dollars — Newfoundland and Labrador KM# 826
• 300 dollars — IMAX KM# 827
• 300 dollars — Four Seasons Moon Mask KM# 828
• 300 dollars — 2010 Olympics, Vancouver: Competition KM# 830
• 300 dollars — Saber Tooth Scimitar Cat KM# 831
• 350 dollars — Purple Saxifrage KM# 832
• 500 dollars — Royal Canadian Mint Centennial KM# 782
• 2009
• 25 cent — Canada Day KM# 885
• 25 cent — Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay statue KM# 886
• 25 cent — Happy Birthday 2009 KM# 915
• 25 cent — Congratulations KM# 916
• 25 cent — Wedding KM# 917
• 25 cent — Thanks! KM# 918
• 25 cent — Holiday KM# 933
• 25 cent — Baby 2009 KM# 934
• 25 cent — Oh! Canada KM# 935
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Speed Skating KM# 962a Coloured
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Paralympics, Vancouver: Sledge Hockey Coloured
• 25 cent — 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver: Cross-country skiing Coloured

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