News
Oscar Peterson first Black Canadian on commemorative circulation coin
From left to right: Phyllis Clark, chair of the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) board of directors, Marie Lemay, RCM president and CEO, Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister and finance minister, Kelly Peterson, Céline Peterson and Norman Peterson unveil a commemorative $1 circulation coin honouring Oscar Peterson at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto this August.
Late jazz pianist Oscar Peterson has become the first Black Canadian and the first musician honoured on one of the country’s circulation coins. The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the $1 commemorative circulation coin, with both coloured and uncoloured varieties, on Aug. 11 at Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall, which Peterson knew well throughout his more than... Continue reading →