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 - RCNA Convention (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
2015
Medals › Membership medals: 2015 RCNA Convention
Bronze • 26.5 g • ⌀ 38.9 mm
N# 552168

Medal - RCNA Convention (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
2015
Medals › Membership medals: 2015 RCNA Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.2 g • ⌀ 38.9 mm
N# 552167

Medal - Scarborough Coin Club (40th Anniversary)
2015
Medals › Membership medals
Rhodium plated brass • 19.4 g • ⌀ 37.2 mm
N# 380402

Medal - 400 Years of French Presence in Ontario
2015
Medals › Commemorative medals
Pewter • 20.2 g • ⌀ 45.3 mm
N# 427083

Royal Canadian Mint Token - Year of the Sheep (Ottawa)
2015
Medals › Commemorative medals: Year of the Sheep
Copper • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 283229

Medal - Ontario Numismatic Association Convention (Niagara Falls, Ontario)
2015
Medals › Membership medals
Copper • 29 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 177107

Medal - Elizabeth II (90th Anniversary)
2016
Commemorative medals › Personality medals: Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday
Silver clad brass • 29 g • ⌀ 39.92 mm
N# 133940

Bronze Medal - 51st Quebec Games Final (Montreal, Quebec)
2016
Award medals › Sport awards: Médailles des Jeux du Québec – Quebec Summer Games 2016
Aluminium • 75 g • ⌀ 87.6 mm
N# 472096

Medal - The 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
2016
Medals › Commemorative medals: Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday
Silver clad brass • 29 g • ⌀ 39.92 mm
N# 577534

Medal - Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica
2016
Medals › Commemorative medals
Aluminium bronze • 15.1 g • ⌀ 34.1 mm
N# 414852

Medal - RBC Chinese Zodiac (Year of the Monkey)
2016
Medals › Souvenir medallions: RBC Chinese Zodiac – 2016 Year of the Monkey
Nickel • 14.35 g • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 84088

Royal Canadian Mint Token - Year of the Monkey (Vancouver)
2016
Medals › Commemorative medals: Year of the Monkey
Copper • 7 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 84090

Medal - Ontario Numismatic Association Convention (Kitchener, Ontario)
2016
Medals › Membership medals
Silver (.999) • 31.2 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 176234

Medal - New France Festival (Quebec City)
2016
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals: Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Pewter • 12.5 g • 50 × 32.3 mm
N# 425236

Medal - RCNA Convention (Ottawa, Ontario)
2016
Medals › Membership medals: 2016 RCNA Convention
Bronze • 29.2 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
N# 551821

Medal - RCNA Convention (Ottawa, Ontario)
2016
Medals › Membership medals: 2016 RCNA Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.3 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
N# 551661

Medal - Ontario Numismatic Association Convention (Kitchener, Ontario)
2016
Medals › Membership medals
Copper • 29 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 176236

Medal - Confederation of Canada
2017
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada 150
Bronze • 251 g • ⌀ 76.4 mm
BHM# 2875 var., N# 409579

Medal - Scarborough Coin Club (Canada 150)
2017
Medals › Membership medals: Canada's Sesquicentennial
Silver (.999) • 31.3 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
N# 473929

Medal - Ottawa Numismatic Society (Canada 150)
2017
Medals › Membership medals: Canada's Sesquicentennial
Copper • 22.5 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
N# 520843

Medal - 150th Anniversary of Confederation
2017
Medals › Commemorative medals
Bronze • 249 g • ⌀ 76.4 mm
N# 409581

Medal - Canada 150
ND (2017)
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada's 150'th anniversary
Plastic • 1.84 g • ⌀ 36.5 mm
N# 476916

Medal - Saint Joseph's Oratory (Arthus Bertrand)
ND (2017)
Medals › Souvenir medallions
15.1 g • ⌀ 36 mm
N# 360046

Medal - RCNA Convention (Boucherville, Quebec)
2017
Medals › Membership medals: 2017 RCNA Convention
Silver (.999) • 31.3 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
N# 441744

Medal - Georgian Bay Coin and Stamp Club (Copper)
2017
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada’s Sesquicentennial
Copper • 22.57 g • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 134619

Medal - Saint John Coin Club 2017
2017
Medals › Membership medals: Canada 150
Bronze • 22.6 g • ⌀ 37.54 mm
N# 308315

Medal - 60th Anniversary of Confederation
ND (2017)
Medals › Commemorative medals
Bronze • 250 g • ⌀ 76.4 mm
N# 409580

Medal - Scarborough Coin Club (Canada 150)
2017
Medals › Membership medals: Canada's Sesquicentennial
Copper • 22.5 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 380375

Token - RCNA Convention (Boucherville, Quebec)
2017
Commemorative medals › Event medals: 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation.
Wood • 2.5 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 580991

Royal Canadian Mint Token - Year of the Rooster (Vancouver)
2017
Medals › Commemorative medals: Year of the Rooster
Copper • 7 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 104367

Medal - Club Timbres and Monnaies du Saguenay
2017
Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
34 g • ⌀ 42 mm
N# 139000

Medal - Saint John Coin Club 2017
2017
Medals › Membership medals: Canada 150
31.22 g • ⌀ 37.54 mm
N# 308320

Medal - Ontario Numismatic Association Convention (Kitchener, Ontario)
2017
Medals › Membership medals
Silver (.999) • 31.2 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 176367

Medal - Service de la faune Québec
2017
Medals
Copper-nickel • 50.8 g • ⌀ 44.5 mm
N# 134681

Token - The North Shore Numismatic Society (45th Anniversary)
2017
Medals › Commemorative medals
Wood • 2.35 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 122635

Medal - RBC Chinese Zodiac (Year of the Rooster)
2017
Medals › Souvenir medallions: RBC Chinese Zodiac – 2017 Year of the Rooster
Nickel • 14.53 g • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 104369

Medal - Ontario Numismatic Association (Canada 150)
2017
Medals › Membership medals: Canada's Sesquicentennial
Copper • 22.4 g • ⌀ 37.3 mm
N# 177169

Medal - North York Coin Club (Toronto, Ontario)
2017
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada Sesquicentennial
Bronze • 22.44 g • ⌀ 37.6 mm
N# 522506

Medal - Georgian Bay Coin and Stamp Club (Silver)
2017
Medals › Commemorative medals: Canada’s Sesquicentennial
Silver • 31.10 g • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 134621

Medal - New France Festival (Quebec City)
2017
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals: Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Pewter • 10 g • 38.2 × 29.3 mm
N# 477115

Medal - Waterloo Coin Society (Canada 150)
2017
Medals › Membership medals
Brass • 21.26 g • ⌀ 37 mm
N# 176378

Token - ANPB (Boucherville, Quebec)
2017
Medals › Commemorative medals: 50th Anniversary
Wood • 2.2 g • ⌀ 37.3 mm
N# 404910

Medal - RCNA Convention (Boucherville, Quebec)
2017
Medals › Membership medals: 2017 RCNA Convention
Copper • 22.4 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
N# 441611

Medal - John Masterson (Scarborough, Ontario)
2018
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Brass • 13.0 g • ⌀ 27.7 mm
N# 473931

Medal - RCNA Convention (Toronto, Ontario)
2018
Medals › Membership medals: 2018 RCNA Convention
Nickel bronze • 24.4 g • ⌀ 37.5 mm
N# 577619

Medal - New France Festival (Quebec City)
2018
Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals: Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Gold plated • 18.3 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 415893

Royal Canadian Mint Token - Year of the Dog (Vancouver)
2018
Medals › Commemorative medals: Year of the Dog
Copper • 7.08 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 137160

Medal - Canada's Part in the Great War
ND (2018)
Medals › Commemorative medals: 100th Anniversary of World War I
Brass • 22.8 g • ⌀ 38.2 mm
N# 479048

Medal - CGI Company
ND (2018)
Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
25.3 g • ⌀ 38.3 mm
N# 170904

Medal - Newfoundland's Part in the Great War
ND (2018)
Medals › Commemorative medals: 100th Anniversary of World War I
Copper • 24 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 431551