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Peer Inside Our Press Room : Learn How a New Coin is Creatively Refined

  • Apr 03, 2022
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When our creative team began planning for new 2022-dated coins, they wanted to develop something distinctively different that would excite collectors and investors alike. 

Senior Manager of Product Development, Chantal Arbique was looking to create a seamless experience where customers could obtain precious metals from our world-leading refinery, “For millennia, people have gifted gold and silver to loved ones, and we wanted to offer customers an easy way to acquire it directly from us.”  Almost two years later, we introduced a new offering to the world called Premium Bullion in special packaging.

Peer inside the press room at our Ottawa facility as these coins take shape, and read on to discover the creative thinking in bringing this latest Premium Bullion in special packaging coin, the Majestic Polar Bear, to life.

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Newly struck Premium Bullion in special packaging coins, the Majestic Polar Bear (2022).

When our creative team began planning for new 2022-dated coins, they wanted to develop something distinctively different that would excite collectors and investors alike. 

Senior Manager of Product Development, Chantal Arbique was looking to create a seamless experience where customers could obtain precious metals from our world-leading refinery, “For millennia, people have gifted gold and silver to loved ones, and we wanted to offer customers an easy way to acquire it directly from us.”  Almost two years later, we introduced a new offering to the world called Premium Bullion in special packaging.

Peer inside the press room at our Ottawa facility as these coins take shape, and read on to discover the creative thinking in bringing this latest Premium Bullion in special packaging coin, the Majestic Polar Bear, to life.

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DID YOU KNOW? It takes an average of two years to develop a new product from concept to coin. Every year, hundreds of Canadians share their coin ideas with us. Send your ideas to themes@csc.mint.ca.

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