Items from Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America. A federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy composed of ten provinces and three territories, the country is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Arctic Ocean and on the west by the Pacific Ocean from where its motto Latin (official since 1921) found on some 50 cents coins among others "A mari usque ad mare" (from one ocean to another). The United States is the only border country in the south and north-west. Canada's land area is nearly 10 million square kilometers, making it the second largest country in the world after Russia. In 2016, it has about 36 million inhabitants and is the 37th most populous country in the world. The territory contains more than 31,700 lakes, making Canada the country with some of the largest freshwater reserves in the world. The official languages at the federal level are English and French. The federal capital is Ottawa and the currency is the Canadian dollar. The first occupants of the Canadian territory were the Amerindians, whose migrations date back to about 15,000 years ago during the last glaciation that lowered the level of the oceans and created a land bridge linking Eurasia to America, allowing to settle down. Although Vikings settled from the 11th century to the 14th century, the first explorations of Europeans began at the end of the 15th century, culminating in the expeditions of Frenchman Jacques Cartier to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. After some unsuccessful experiments in the first half of the 16th century, we see the first French perennial trading posts on the continent between 1600 and 1608, initiating the process of French colonization. Subsequently, the British invaded the established French colonies and established other settlements, particularly in the Atlantic Coast region (Nova Scotia, Acadia), the St. Lawrence River Valley and the Labrador Peninsula (Nova Scotia). France) as well as in the Arctic zone, while other European powers such as Spain and Russia explore the rest of Canada. As a result of various conflicts, especially the Spanish Succession War (1701-1714), the Conquest War (1754-1760) and the American War of Independence (1775-1783), the Great War Brittany gained and lost territories in the eighteenth century, resulting in what corresponds to the Canadian territory of today. Three of these colonies federated on July 1, 1867, forming the Dominion of Canada, an independent nation under partial domination of the British Crown. Its complete sovereignty is then guaranteed by the Balfour Declaration of 1926, the Westminster Statute of 1931 and the repatriation of its Constitution in 1982. Canada's contemporary history has been marked by a vigorous territorial expansion, the Gold Rush and participation in the First World War. The country was badly hit by the Great Depression in 1929 but its economy rebounded thanks to its participation in the Second World War, where it emerged as a middle power and was one of the winners as a member of the Allies. Read more

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See also: Canadian provinces, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Upper Canada, New Brunswick, United Province of Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, Newfoundland, New France

Medal - Western Fair (London, Ontario)
2005
Medals › Commemorative medals: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the City of London
Brass • 6.61 g • ⌀ 28.5 mm
N# 147807

Medal - New France Festival (Quebec City)
2005
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals: Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Pewter • 16 g • 43.8 × 30.6 mm
N# 416942

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Calgary, Alberta)
2005
Medals › Membership medals: 2005 Canadian Numismatic Association Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.2 g • ⌀ 38.6 mm
N# 553726

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Calgary, Alberta)
2005
Medals › Membership medals: 2005 Canadian Numismatic Association Convention
Bronze • 33.5 g • ⌀ 38.7 mm
N# 554332

Medal - Royal Canadian Mint (Ottawa, Ontario)
2005
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Copper • 26.4 g • ⌀ 35.8 mm
N# 521977

Token - Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario (150th Anniversary)
2005
Medals › Membership medals: 150th Anniversary
12.69 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 122064

Royal Canadian Mint Test Token
2006
Collection medallions › Mint set tokens
Nickel plated steel • 4.4 g • ⌀ 23.88 mm
N# 478544

Royal Canadian Mint Test Token
ND (2006)
Collection medallions › Mint set tokens
Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in nickel ring • 6.9 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Ch# TT-C17, N# 102694

Medal - New France Festival (Quebec City)
2006
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals: Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Pewter • 21.2 g • 46.2 × 41.6 mm
N# 437800

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Niagara Falls, Ontario)
2006
Medals › Membership medals: 2006 RCNA Convention
Copper • 33.5 g • ⌀ 38.7 mm
N# 441168

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Niagara Falls, Ontario)
2006
Medals › Membership medals: 2006 RCNA Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.2 g • ⌀ 38.6 mm
N# 441169

Medal - District of Fort St. James (British Columbia)
2006
Medals › Commemorative medals: 200'th Anniversary of the District
16.1 g • ⌀ 32.5 mm
N# 414666

Medal - Gold Maple Leaf
ND (2006)
Medals › Collection medallions: Most popular Bullion Coins
Plated copper-nickel • 52 g • ⌀ 50 mm
N# 130783

Token - RBC Chinese Zodiac (Year of the Dog)
ND (2006)
Medals › Advertising medallions: Year of the Dog
Nickel • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 428090

Medallion - Blocks and Rattle
ND (2007)
Collection medallions › Mint set tokens: A New Baby
Bronze • 16.72 g • ⌀ 36 mm
N# 325847

Token - The Canadian Numismatic Association
2007
Medals › Commemorative medals: 2007 CNA Convention
Wood • 2.87 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 264732

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Niagara Falls, Ontario)
2007
Medals › Membership medals: 2007 RCNA Convention
Copper • 33.4 g • ⌀ 38.5 mm
N# 441167

Token - Stratford Coin Club (Ontario)
2007
Medals › Advertising medallions: 2007 Coin Show
Wood • 4.22 g • ⌀ 44 mm
N# 264903

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Niagara Falls, Ontario)
2007
Medals › Membership medals: 2007 RCNA Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.2 g • ⌀ 38.5 mm
N# 552435

Medal - Trampoline World Championships (Quebec City)
2007
Commemorative medals › Event medals
18.9 g • ⌀ 38.5 mm
N# 414173

Medal - APNA Spring Show (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
2007
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals: 2007 APNA Spring Show
• 21 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 447308

Medal (Fort Erie Sesquicentennial / Canadian Niagara Power Centennial)
2007
Medals › Souvenir medallions: Fort Erie Sesquicentennial & Canadian Niagara Power Centennial
Aluminium • 5.8 g • ⌀ 32 mm
N# 438465

Encased Token - British Empire
ND (2007)
Medals › Collection medallions
Silver plated • 56.1 g • ⌀ 50.2 mm
N# 412907

Medallion - Wetaskiwin, Alberta (City Hall)
2007
Medals › Commemorative medals: Centennial of the Wetaskiwin Courthouse and Opening of the Wetaskiwin City Hall
Pewter
N# 75954

Medal - Olympia Vancouver 2010
ND (2007-2010)
Commemorative medals › Event medals: 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver – 21st Olympic Winter Games Canada
Silver (.925) • 31.56 g • 49.8 × 28.6 mm
N# 560720

Medal - 28th Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (Pierre Duchesne)
ND (2007-2015)
Award medals › Civic awards: Médailles du Lieutenant-Gouverneur du Québec
Pewter • 75.4 g • ⌀ 66.6 mm
N# 434510

Medal - Canada Remembers (We Flew with the Heroic Few)
ND (2008)
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada Remembers World War II Through The Painters Eye
Bimetallic • 31.54 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 142249

Medal - Canada Remembers (Finale)
ND (2008)
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada Remembers World War II Through The Painters Eye
Bimetallic • 31.61 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 142250

Medal - 250th Anniversary of Nova Scotia
2008
Medals › Commemorative medals
Pewter • 13.5 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
N# 175928

Medal - Quebec 400th Anniversary
2008
Medals › Commemorative medals: Quebec city's 400 year anniversary
12.65 g • ⌀ 35 mm
N# 34916

Medal - NHL (Canadiens - Georges Laraque)
2008
Medals › Commemorative medals

N# 64440

Medal - Canada Remembers (Entry into Assoro, Sicily)
ND (2008)
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada Remembers World War II Through The Painters Eye
Bimetallic • 31.58 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 142247

Medal - Canada Remembers (D-Day, The Assault)
ND (2008)
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada Remembers World War II Through The Painters Eye
Bimetallic • 31.40 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 142241

Medal - Canada Remembers (Passing?)
ND (2008)
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada Remembers World War II Through The Painters Eye
Bimetallic • 31.30 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 142238

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Ottawa, Ontario)
2008
Medals › Membership medals: 2008 CNA Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.5 g • ⌀ 38.8 mm
N# 552437

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Ottawa, Ontario)
2008
Medals › Membership medals: 2008 CNA Convention
Copper • 31.3 g • ⌀ 38.8 mm
N# 520385

Medal - Canada Remembers (The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland)
ND (2008)
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada Remembers World War II Through The Painters Eye
Bimetallic • 31.37 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 142245

Medal - 400th Anniversary of the Founding of Quebec City
2008
Commemorative medals › Event medals: Knights of Columbus 126th Supreme Council Meeting.
Bronze • 130.5 g • ⌀ 60.4 mm
N# 534816

Medal - The Last Weld (Kapuskasing, Ontario)
ND (2008)
Medals › Commemorative medals: 50th Anniversary
Brass • 197.08 g • ⌀ 85 mm
N# 537603

Test Token - Royal Canadian Mint
2009
Collection medallions › Mint set tokens
• 7.39 g • ⌀ 26.9 mm
N# 494726

Medal - Canadian Numismatic Association (Michael Walsh)
2009
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Silver (.999) • 15.6 g
N# 509446

Medal - RCNA Convention (Edmonton, Alberta)
2009
Medals › Membership medals: 2009 RCNA Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 38.9 mm
N# 552438

Medal - Edward VIII
ND (2009)
Commemorative medals › Personality medals: King Edward VIII
Copper • ⌀ 36 mm
N# 108268

Medal - Waterloo Coin Society (50th Anniversary)
2009
Medals › Membership medals: Waterloo Coin Society 50th Anniversary
Bronze • 16.0 g • ⌀ 32 mm
N# 152824

Medal - 15th Anniversary of Casino de Charlevoix (Baie-St-Paul, Quebec)
2009
Medals › Commemorative medals
19 g • ⌀ 31 mm
N# 396812

Medal - New France Festival (Quebec City)
2009
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals: Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Bronze plated pewter • 24.7 g • 45 × 40 mm
N# 438241

Medal - RCNA Convention (Edmonton, Alberta)
2009
Medals › Membership medals: 2009 RCNA Convention
Copper • 26.7 g • ⌀ 38.8 mm
N# 441609

Saskatoon Coin Club (Celebrating 50 Years)
2010
Medals › Commemorative medals: 50th Anniversary
Plastic • 2.1 g • ⌀ 39 mm
N# 389401

Medal - RCNA Convention (Saint John, New Brunswick)
2010
Medals › Membership medals: 2010 RCNA Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.3 g • ⌀ 38.8 mm
N# 551612

Volunteer Participation Medal (2010 Vancouver Olympic Games)
2010
Medals › Commemorative medals: 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
89 g • ⌀ 60 mm
N# 389132