Media Advisory – THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT INVITES THE PUBLIC TO TRADE THEIR CHANGE FOR THE NEW $2 NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY CIRCULATION COIN

OTTAWA, ON, July 20, 2023

What: The Royal Canadian Mint is offering the public a chance to collect its $2 circulation coin celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day. 

Join us at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax, where the Mint is attending the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association’s Annual
Convention, for a public coin exchange where you will have the opportunity to collect this special circulation coin.

There will be a limit on the number of coins guests can exchange, while supplies last. Coin exchanges are cash-only transactions, any
Canadian circulation coin or banknote denomination is acceptable. There is no admission fee to participate in this event

When:                         

Saturday, July 22, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where:                       

Westin Nova Scotian (Commonwealth Ballroom)

1181 Hollis St
Halifax NS  B3H 2P6  
(902) 421-1000

For further information: please contact: Alex Reeves, Senior Manager, Public Affairs, 613-884-6370, reeves@mint.ca

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