Coins of the Canadian dollar
The coins of Canada are produced by the Royal Canadian Mint and denominated in Canadian dollars ($) and the subunit of dollars, cents (¢). An effigy of the reigning monarch always appears on the obverse of all coins. There are standard images which appear on the reverse, but there are also commemorative and numismatic issues with different images on the reverse.
Obverse of a 1917 Canadian 10-cent piece
George VI 5¢ coin of 1937
The Alberta Centennial Coin
Reverse of the Victory nickel, as minted in 1945
The Royal Canadian Mint is the mint of Canada and 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.
Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint building at 320 Sussex Drive in Ottawa
Historical panel to the Mint in Ottawa, erected by the National Capital Commission
Security officer overseeing a boy with real golden bar in Royal Canadian Mint museum, Ottawa