Order Authorizing the Issue, Specifying the Characteristics and Determining the Design of Two Circulation Coins (New Composition): SOR/2026-225

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 22

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SOR/2026-225 October 23, 2026

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT ACT

P.C. 2026-1012 October 23, 2026

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, makes the annexed Order Authorizing the Issue, Specifying the Characteristics and Determining the Design of Two Circulation Coins (New Composition) under sections 6.4^{footnote a} and 6.5a of the Royal Canadian Mint Act^{footnote b}.

Order Authorizing the Issue, Specifying the Characteristics and Determining the Design of Two Circulation Coins (New Composition)

Authorization — two-dollar coin

1 The issue of a two-dollar coin is authorized, the characteristics of which are to be as specified in items 1, 1.1 or 1.2 of Part 2 of the schedule to the Royal Canadian Mint Act, the diameter of which is to be 28.03 mm and the design of which is determined to be as follows:

• (a) the obverse impression is to depict,
  • (i) on the inner core of the coin, the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Steven Rosati, with the initials “SR” on the bottom right of the effigy on the lapel, and
  • (ii) on the outer ring of the coin, the inscriptions “CHARLES III” and “D∙G∙REX” to the left and right of the effigy, respectively, and centred at the bottom of the outer ring, the inscription of the year of issue and, to the left and the right of the year of issue, respectively, a security mark composed of a maple leaf struck in positive relief within which the word “CANADA” is repeated in micro-text and a security mark composed of a maple leaf struck in sunken relief within which the word “CANADA” is repeated in micro-text;
• (b) the reverse impression is to depict,
  • (i) on the inner core of the coin, a polar bear standing at the edge of an ice floe surrounded by water and other ice floes, with the artist’s initials “BT” on the bottom right of the ice floe on which the polar bear is standing, and
  • (ii) on the outer ring of the coin, centred at the top of the ring and between two slanted lines, two virtual images of a maple leaf that appear as the number “2” when the coin is tilted and between which is a maple leaf struck in sunken relief and, at the bottom of the ring, two security marks, each consisting of a maple leaf that appears to pulsate when the coin is tilted, a number “2” between the two security marks and the inscriptions “CANADA” and “DOLLARS” appearing to the left and right of the security marks, respectively; and
• (c) the edge is to show the inscriptions “CANADA” and “2 DOLLARS”, with a maple leaf before and after the inscription “CANADA”.

Authorization — one-dollar coin

2 The issue of a one-dollar coin is authorized, the characteristics of which are to be as specified in item 2, 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 of Part 2 of the schedule to the Royal Canadian Mint Act, the diameter of which is to be 26.5 mm and the design of which is determined to be as follows:

• (a) the obverse impression is to depict the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Steven Rosati, with the initials “SR” on the bottom right of the effigy on the lapel, the inscriptions “CHARLES III” and “D∙G∙REX” to the left and right of the effigy, respectively, the inscription of the year of issue centred beneath the effigy and beading around the circumference of the coin; and
• (b) the reverse impression is to depict a common loon at rest on a lake with an islet in the background to the left of the loon, the artist’s initials “RRC” to the right of the loon and a portion of the lake beneath the loon having a dynamic surface texture, a security mark, centred at the top half of the coin, consisting of a maple leaf that appears to pulsate when the coin is tilted and the inscriptions “CANADA” and “DOLLAR” appearing to the left and right of the security mark, respectively, and beading around the circumference of the coin consisting of 10 maple leaves, two of which are in sunken relief, and 67 round beads.

Coming into force

3 This Order comes into force on the day on which the Order Amending Part 2 of the Schedule to the Royal Canadian Mint Act, 2026 comes into force, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this Order appears following SOR/2026-224, Order Amending Part 2 of the Schedule to the Royal Canadian Mint Act, 2026.