Toronto 
Royal Canadian Mint has issued a dime with re-designed the image of Canada’s most famous schooner and “Queen of the North Atlantic” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bluenose.
Bluenose set sail in 1921 with about 20 crew members and Captain Angus Walters of Lunenburg at the helm and has remained undefeated in the International Fishermen’s Trophy racing series. The ship’s only international series defeat was in the 1930 Lipton Cup off Gloucester.
Royal Canadian Mint
Bluenose was first immortalized on the 10 cent coin in 1937. The new design is by Nova Scotia marine artist Yves Bérubé and shows an angled view of the famous schooner, under full sail and heeled to port on the open sea.
This is the first time the Mint is launching Canada’s first-ever coloured dimes, featuring contrasting blue paint highlighting the deep waters of the North Atlantic that Bluenose ruled throughout its illustrious career.
All other 10-cent coins manufactured this year with the classic schooner reverse design are also being doubled-dated “1921-2021” in recognition of this milestone anniversary.
The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. In all, six million coloured versions and nine million uncoloured versions of the coin will begin circulating as of today.
If you are planning to visit Lunenburg next summer, you can climb aboard (COVID-19 dependent) and set sail on the famous Bluenose II schooner. The Bluenose II is a faithful replica of the Bluenose.
Recently, the Royal Canadian Mint issued a circulation one-dollar coin to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the discovery of gold in the Klondike.
FOR COLLECTORS
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Those who are interested can buy a collector keepsake set can buy both versions of the commemorative circulation coin, packaged with uncirculated versions of classic 2021 circulation coins (5-cent to $2). It retails for $24.95 and its mintage is set at 100,000.
There is also a Special Wrap Roll Set consisting of three 50-coin rolls. Each roll features a different commemorative reverse design: the uncoloured and coloured versions of featuring Yves Bérubé’s anniversary artwork, as well as “1921-2021” double-dated coins featuring the original 1937 Emmanuel Hahn schooner design. This set has a mintage of 40,000 and retails for $29.95.
These collectibles may be ordered by contacting the Mint at 1-800-267-1871 in Canada, 1-800-268-6468 in the US, or online. They are also available at the Royal Canadian Mint’s Ottawa and Winnipeg boutiques, as well as through the Mint’s global network of dealers and distributors, including participating Canada Post outlets.
