Heraldry and the Royal Canadian Mint have long shared a rich connection.

As former Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority, Cathy Bursey-Sabourin has brought her artistic vision and expertise to many of Canada's most beloved coin designs. Discover her journey in heraldry, her work with the Mint, and the creative process behind transforming heraldic traditions into striking works of numismatic art.

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Dinosaur coins have always been popular at the Royal Canadian Mint, and this is in part to our long-standing partnership with François Therrien, Ph.D. - Curator of Dinosaur Palaeoecology at the Royal Tyrell Museum. Find out more about his career, his contributions to the coins in your collection and a major palaeoecological discovery that led to our recent Exceptional Discoveries coin!

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The first podcast of 2026 is a deep dive into how your Canadian Commemorative Circulation Coins come into being. Join Matt Traversy as he explains how he helps capture key moments and immortalizes them on your circulation coins!

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Our latest podcast highlights one of our incomparable Engravers, Julien Duguay, who discusses what it takes to be an engraver, his 2025 coins and some teases about next year!

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Our first podcast shares marine artist John Horton’s story, as we discuss his career, his past coins, and his recent work on the Tall Ships: Three-masted Schooner coins

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