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RCM honours Red River Métis with ‘Generations’ $20 coin
From left to right: Carlos Barcenas, the senior director of manufacturing at the Royal Canadian Mint’s Winnipeg facility; Anita Campbell, the finance and human resources minister with the Manitoba Métis Federation; Norman Meade, an elder in residence at the University of Manitoba; Métis politician Dan Vandal, an MP and the federal northern affairs minister; and Métis artist and coin designer Jennine Krauchi unveil a silver collector coin honouring the Red River Métis on Aug. 2.
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued six new coins plus a gold fractional set as part of its August numismatic catalogue. One of the coins, launched on Aug. 2 with the rest of the monthly catalogue, honoured the history of the Red River Métis during an unveiling ceremony at the Mint’s Winnipeg facility. Designed in... Continue reading →