ROYAL CANADIAN MINT CELEBRATES NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY WITH A NEW $2 COMMEMORATIVE CIRCULATION COIN
OTTAWA, ON, June 20, 2023 /CNW/ - On the eve of the Summer Solstice, a day of great significance for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people across Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint is honouring their rich and diverse cultural heritages with a $2 commemorative circulation coin celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day.
- OTTAWA, ON, June 20, 2023 /CNW/ - On the eve of the Summer Solstice, a day of great significance for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people across Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint is honouring their rich and diverse cultural heritages with a $2 commemorative circulation coin celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day.
- For the first time on a Canadian circulation coin, three different artists have collaborated on a single reverse design.
- "Since 1996, National Indigenous Peoples Day has been an opportunity to celebrate First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people," said The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
- "National Indigenous Peoples Day is an opportunity to both celebrate and honour the diverse cultures of Métis, Inuit and First Nations.