The Royal Canadian Mint has been coin producer to the world - creating coins for 74 countries.

Winnipeg, Manitoba - That 20-cent Australian coin with a platypus on it? If it was minted in 1981, it was probably made here. The Royal Canadian Mint produced 50 million of them that year. Since its opening in 1908, the Royal Canadian Mint has produced coinage for over 74 countries: Centavo’s for Cuba, Fils for Yemen, Pesos for Columbia, Kroner for Iceland, Rupiah for Indonesia and a thousand-dollar coin for Hong Kong. The Winnipeg production branch of the Royal Canadian Mint is one of the largest and most elaborate minting operations in the world. There are tours with viewing rooms for visitors. More Canada Cool All-Whales-All-The-Time Radio I 007 in Ontario l Give Peace A Chance in Montreal I Calgary Bloody Caesar I Strange Names of Newfoundland Alberta UFO Landing Pad l Basketball l Pelee Butterflies l Sudbury Neutrino Observatory l Canoes l CN Tower l World's Most Lilacs l Dutch Princess l Napoleon's Brother l Niagara Falls l Nanaimo Bathtub Race l Inukitut l Chocolate Bar l Uncle Tom's Cabin l Waterloo Blackberry l Quebec City Ice Hotel Click on the Canada Cool Map and discover destinations nation wide that make Canada Cool

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