Canada Day
Since 2000, the RCM has been issuing colourized quarters on Canada Day with designs aimed to attract young collectors. As with other collector coins issued by the RCM, the Canada Day series coins are non-circulating legal tender.
| Year | Theme | Artist | Mintage | Issue Price | Special Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Millennium Coloured Coin "Canada Day" | Laura Paxton | 26,106 | $8.95 | 1st Canada Day Coin. |
| 2001 | Canada Day Coloured Coin | Silke Ware | 96,352 | $9.95 | |
| 2002 | Canada Day Coloured Coin | Judith Chartier | 49,901 | $9.95 | Version w/o colour was circulated. |
| 2003 | Canada Day Coloured Coin | Jade Pearen | 63,511 | $9.95 | |
| 2004 | Canada Day Coloured Coin | Cosme Saffioti | 44,759 | $9.95 | |
| 2004 | Canada Day Multi-Ply Plated Steel | Nick Wooster | 29,762 | $24.95 | Part of Canada Day bundle. |
| 2005 | Canada Day Coin | Stan Witten | $9.95 | ||
| 2006 | Canada Day Coin (coloured featuring two children holding a Canadian flag) | $9.95 | Packaged with four Crayola crayons. | ||
| 2007 | Canada Day Coin (coloured featuring RCMP) | $9.95 | Packaged with tattoos. | ||
| 2008 | Canada Day Coin (coloured featuring a cool moose in shades with his cap on backwards) | $9.95 | Packaged with tattoos. | ||
| 2009 | Canada Day Coin (coloured featuring caricatures of the circulation coin animals all in a schooner) | $14.95 | Packaged with a postcard and a magnetic frame with character magnets. |
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