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Canada’s smallest-value circulation coin features a reverse design that packs a lot of history into one image! In 2025, Castor canadensis celebrates its 50th anniversary as an official symbol of Canadian sovereignty, though the beaver’s connection to this land goes deeper: as a commodity, its fur made it an integral part of early Canadian history; and as a cultural icon, its likeness has appeared on everything from heraldic bearings to the first Canadian postage stamp. However, few depictions of the beaver are as iconic as George Edward Kruger Gray’s conception, seen here on this “minted in Winnipeg” coin that brings our popular Tribute: W Mint Mark series to a close.

Last coin in our “minted in Winnipeg” series.

Special features

From the Winnipeg Mint. You’ve never seen Canada’s circulation coin designs quite like this: in 99.99% pure silver with a tailored specimen finish, and bearing the “W” mint mark of the Winnipeg Mint.
Celebrate a Canadian icon. This year (2025) marks the 50th anniversary of the National Symbol of Canada Act recognizing the beaver as a symbol of the sovereignty of Canada.
Celebrate Canada’s circulation coins. An affordable series for collectors of all ages, the Tribute: W Mint Mark series celebrates Canada’s circulation coins and tells their story. This is the first pure silver numismatic series struck at our Winnipeg facility.
Honouring history. These circulation coin designs are part of Canada’s history and our heritage, and who better to tell their story than the facility that produces them!
The series concludes in 2025. The series that kicked off in 2023 comes to an end in 2025. Collect them all:
- Coin 1: Polar Bear
- Coin 2: Loon
- Coin 3: Coat of Arms
- Coin 4: Caribou
- Coin 5: Bluenose
- Coin 6: Beaver
Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
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Struck in Winnipeg: Castor canadensis on a coin

The coin affectionally dubbed the “nickel” – despite the fact that the element is no longer the main material found in the coin – has been struck at our Winnipeg facility since it opened in 1976. In that time (1976-2025), G.E. Kruger Gray’s beaver has enjoyed a nearly uninterrupted run on the five-cent piece, yielding only to the 60th anniversary of the Victory Nickel commemoration in 2005 and the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017, when Canada’s circulation coins all bore special themed designs for Canada’s sesquicentennial – and all were proudly struck in Winnipeg.

Packaging

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

2024 CANADA 50c COAT OF ARMS "W" Winnipeg Mint Mark#3 1oz .9999 Pure Silver Coin

2023 CANADA $1 LOON "W" Winnipeg Mint Mark #2 1oz .9999 Pure Silver Coin

2023 CANADA $2 POLAR BEAR "W" Winnipeg Mint Mark 1oz .9999 Pure Silver Coin

2022 CANADA 1c FAREWELL TO THE PENNY Winnipeg Mint Mark 1oz Silver Coin & ROLL

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