The Royal Canadian Mint has made coins with various themes. Most recently, ice hockey has been used for many numismatic releases. The first known ice hockey coin was for the 1988 Winter Olympics. Issued on February 25, 1986, the coin featured a goalie on the coin. Edge lettering was also used for the coin, the first time that it was used on silver coins.
In the 1990s, the theme would be used more frequently. The first issue was in 1991 and was on a coin with a denomination of $200. The coin was titled A National Passion and it was issued as a tribute to the spirit and vitality of Canadian youth and the national game of hockey.The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, W.K. Cross, p. 386, The Charlton Press, 2006, . The most noticeable example was for two of the Silver Dollar series. The Silver Dollar for 1993 and 1997 would feature hockey as its theme.
Logos from the Canadian National Hockey League franchises would start to appear on Canadian coinage. This would start in 2005 as part of various gift sets. The sets were similar to the O Canada set in terms of packaging, but the one difference is that the twenty-five cent coin had a team logo in colour. The first sets were issued for the 2005-2006 NHL regular season and the sets were issued for the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The following season, offerings included all six Canadian franchises. The sets would feature "vintage" logos, including the Vancouver Canucks first logo (which featured a stick and a puck) and the Senators logo from the 1920s.
Fifty Cents
Canadian Sports Series YearDescriptionArtistFinishIssue price (was part of four coin set)Total mintage2000First recorded ice hockey game, 1875Brian HughesProof$59.9550,091
Olympics To commemorate the 1988 Winter Olympics, held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint issued five series of Olympic coins. Each series had two coins and the coin honouring hockey was featured in Series Two.
The coins were issued to help with the financing of the event. Edge lettering was used for the first time on Canadian coins. “XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES – JEUX OLYMPIQUES D’HIVER” appeared on all ten silver coins. There are existing varieties that have missed the edge lettering process.The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, W. K. Cross, p. 354, The Charlton Press, 2006, .
Calgary Games
YearSeriesSportArtistMintageIssue price1986Second SeriesHockeyIan Stewart396,602$37.00
Vancouver Games
Circulation All circulation coins had a face value of twenty five cents YearSportArtistMintageImage2007Ice HockeyGlen Green22,000,0002009Ice Sledge hockeyGlen Green22,000,0002009Olympic Moment #1: 2002 Men's Hockey TeamJason Bouwman29,000,0002009Olympic Moment #2: 2002 Women's Hockey TeamJason Bouwman29,000,000
Sterling Silver YearSportArtistMintageIssue priceRelease date2007Ice HockeySteve Hepburn45,000$69.95April 4
Specifications CompositionFinishWeight (grams)Diameter (mm)Special notes92.5% silver, 7.5% copperProof (with hologram on reverse)27.78 40 First ever holographic coin collection for the Olympic Winter Games
Mascot Sport Poses Each Mascot sport pose coin features each of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic mascots: Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. But no coin features Mukmuk, a "sidekick" of these mascots. All coins had a face value of 50 cents, were packaged in a plastic sleeve, and the issue price was $9.95. MascotSport PoseMigaIce HockeyQuatchiIce HockeySumiParalympic Ice sledge Hockey
NHL coins
Twenty-Five Cents Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue price Special notes2006Montreal CanadiensN/AN/A24.95From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set2006Ottawa SenatorsN/AN/A24.95From Ottawa Senators Gift Set2006Toronto Maple LeafsN/AN/A24.95From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set2007Calgary FlamesN/A832The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.212, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, 24.95From Calgary Flames Gift Set2007Edmonton OilersN/A221324.95From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set2007Montreal CanadiensN/A295224.95From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set2007Ottawa SenatorsN/A163424.95From Ottawa Senators Gift Set2007Toronto Maple LeafsN/A352724.95From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set2007Vancouver CanucksN/A126424.95From Vancouver Canucks Gift Set
Fifty Cents Year Team Legends Mintage Issue Price Finish2005Montreal CanadiensCharlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 61st Edition.Jean Béliveau, Guy Lafleur, Jacques Plante, Maurice Richard25,000$99.95Specimen2005Toronto Maple LeafsJohnny Bower, Tim Horton, Dave Keon, Darryl Sittler25,000$99.95Specimen
NOTE: All legends sets consisted of four coins with images provided courtesy of the Hockey Hall of Fame
Year Theme Mintage Issue price2010 Calgary FlamesN/A14.952010Edmonton OilersN/A14.952010Montreal CanadiensN/A14.952010Ottawa SenatorsN/A14.952010Toronto Maple LeafsN/A14.952010Vancouver CanucksN/A14.95Canadian Coin News, Volume 47, No. 19, January 5 to 18, 2010, p.1 NOTE: All coins featured a partial image of an athlete of the respective team on the coin.
One Dollar YearThemeArtistMintageIssue priceSpecial notes2008Calgary FlamesN/AN/A15.95From Coin and Puck Set2008Calgary FlamesN/AN/A24.95From Calgary Flames Gift Set2008Edmonton OilersN/AN/A15.95From Coin and Puck Set2008Edmonton OilersN/AN/A24.95From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set2008Montreal CanadiensN/AN/A15.95From Coin and Puck Set2008Montreal CanadiensN/AN/A24.95From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set2008Ottawa SenatorsN/AN/A15.95From Coin and Puck Set2008Ottawa SenatorsN/AN/A24.95From Ottawa Senators Gift Set2008Toronto Maple LeafsN/AN/A15.95From Coin and Puck Set2008Toronto Maple LeafsN/AN/A24.95From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set2008Vancouver CanucksN/AN/A15.95From Coin and Puck Set2008Vancouver CanucksN/AN/A24.95From Vancouver Canucks Gift Set2009Calgary FlamesN/AN/A24.95From Calgary Flames Gift Set2009Edmonton OilersN/AN/A24.95From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set2009Montreal CanadiensN/AN/A24.95From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set2009Ottawa SenatorsN/AN/A24.95From Ottawa Senators Gift Set2009Toronto Maple LeafsN/AN/A24.95From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set2009Vancouver CanucksN/AN/A24.95From Vancouver Canucks Gift Set
NHL Goalie Mask Coins In October 2008, the RCM issued six sterling silver coins with a $20 Face Value. Each coin had the goalie mask of one of the six Canadian hockey teams. In the case of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens Goalie Mask coins, it is believed that the surviving mintage is less than 50. YearFace ValueTeamsArtistMintageCompositionIssue PriceSpecial Notes2008Twenty dollarsCalgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver CanucksMarcos Hallamunder 200 coins per team92.5% silver, 7.5% copper74.95 eachIncludes special lucite stand
Montreal Canadiens 100th Anniversary Canadiens executive Ray Lalonde confirmed that in March 2009, more than 10 million copies of the Canadian one dollar coin will adorn the legendary Montreal Canadiens logo. On an additional note, Canada Post will also issue four million stamps honouring the Canadiens anniversary.
Four unique gold coins were produced by the RCM to honour the 100th anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens. The coins are on permanent display at the Centennial Plaza at the Bell Centre in Montreal.Coin honours century of golden hockey moments, Bret Evans, Canadian Coin News, p.1, Volume 46, Number 19, January 6 to 19, 2009, Trajan Publishing The coins have a face value of $1 and have the Canadiens centennial logo on the reverse. The coins are featured on memorial plaques dedicated to four legends: Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, and Guy Lafleur. The obverse is the Susanna Blunt effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Each plaque also has two circulation five cent coins marking the start and end of each player's career. The coins were gold-plated versions of the nickel aureate dollar used for circulating $1 coins. A special edition proof silver dollar was also issued with two different types of packaging. YearThemeArtistMintageIssue Price (with acrylic stand)Issue Price (with standard packaging)2009Montreal Canadiens centennialRoyal Canadian Mint engravers15,000$74.95$69.95
Starting in the autumn of 2008, the Royal Canadian Mint created six fifty cent coins embedded in a plastic sports card. The coins were double dated 1908 and 2008 to commemorate the Canadiens centennial. All the coins were distributed through the Jean Coutu Pharmacy chain in Quebec. All coins had a retail price of $9.95 each. Release dateYear of LogoOctober 1, 20082008-09November 15, 20081945-46 December 4, 20091915-16 February 1, 20091912-13March 15, 20091910-11April 1, 20091909-10
Silver Dollar Two key moments in Hockey history have been commemorated on Canada's silver dollar series. The first of these coins was the Centennial of the Stanley Cup. The Cup was first presented in 1893 to the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association team by Lord Stanley. The RCM issued the coin in 1993, and the proof coin was in a black leatherette case, with a maroon insert and a Certificate of Authenticity. The Brilliant Uncirculated version was in a clear plastic outer case, with a black plastic insert and a silver sleeve.The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, W. K. Cross, p. 307, The Charlton Press, 2006, .
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Paul Henderson's series clinching goal against Russia, the RCM placed Henderson on its Silver Dollar for 1997. The RCM offered two gift packages: a sterling silver pin and Uncirculated dollar, and a numbered colour reproduction print and an Uncirculated Dollar.The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, W. K. Cross, p. 310, The Charlton Press, 2006, . YearThemeArtistMintage (proof)Issue price (proof)Mintage (BU)Issue price (BU)1993Stanley Cup CentennialStewart Sherwood294,214$23.9588,150$17.50199725th Anniversary of Canada/Russia Summit Series Walter Burden184,965$29.95155,252$19.95
100 Dollar Gold YearThemeArtistMintageIssue price200675th Anniversary, Longest International Hockey Series - Royal Military College of Canada vs United States Military Academy hockey classic Tony Bianco9,000$329.95
200 Dollar Gold YearThemeArtistMintageIssue price1991A National Passion (Hockey)Stewart Sherwood10,215$425.00
Medallions Starting in 1997, the Royal Canadian Mint started to sell hockey medallions to the public. To commemorate the induction of Mario Lemieux in the Hockey Hall of Fame, a set was issued honouring all three inductees. One set was issued in Sterling Silver while another was issued in Nickel. The success of the release led to future issues.
As a way of commemorating the retirement of Wayne Gretzky, a medallion was issued with a mintage of over 50,000. The medallions were $9.95 each and they were packaged in a blue sleeve with the number 99 in red on the packaging.
Canada Post Starting in 2000, a series of stamps was issued to commemorate the All-Star Game in Toronto. The success of the series led to future stamp releases. Starting in 2001, the stamps were issued in a special collectors set. The stamps were packaged in a hard plastic case, with a hockey puck and corresponding medallions. These medallions were struck by the Royal Canadian Mint.