Canada 150 coins now in circulation

Record staff

Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia

• 10-cent: Wings of Peace by Amy Choi of Calgary, Alberta

• 25-cent: Hope for a Green Future by Joelle Wong of Richmond Hill, Ontario

• One-dollar: Connecting a Nation by Wesley Klassen of St. Catharines, Ontario

• Two-dollar: Dance of the Spirits by Timothy Hsia of Richmond, British Columbia

A limited number of the 25-cent and two-dollar coins feature colour and the two-dollar coin is also the world's first coloured bimetallic coin and the first circulation coin to feature glow-in-the-dark technology.

The Mint is inviting Canadians from coast to coast to coast to search for all of these circulation coins and sharing theor finds with the Mint on Facebook (@Royalcanadianmint), Twitter and Instagram (@Canadianmint) using the hashtag #Holdthemoment.

The Mint has also launched an extensive collector coin program in celebration of Canada 150.

Images of the Canada 150 circulation coins are available at www.dropbox.com/sh/fh5l1isv07py5ne/aaa6celcyoigw1ar4mi0urxea?dl=0

The Mint has also launched an extensive collector coin program in celebration of Canada 150. Visit www.mint.ca/canada150 for more information and to purchase.