New Coin Issues

COVID Commemorative Coins for Healthcare Workers

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is in the process of distributing a number of token coins to its healthcare worker employees, as an ‘as an everlasting expression of gratitude for their contributions under unprecedented circumstances’ during the pandemic.

The PHAC was the federal agency responsible for managing the country’s COVID-19 response, and nearly 7,500 employees are expected to receive one of these COVID coins, according to a report last month from news site Global News.

Produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, each COVID-19 Commemorative Coin is brass nickel-plated and accompanied by a blue velvet presentation box. The design reportedly features both English and French on opposite sides of the coin, with what the PHAC described as a ‘universally- recognized COVID-19 symbol’ – an image of the spiked virus particle as it appears under a microscope.