New Coin Issues

A Centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Mint has released a series of coins to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The centennial commemoration series features a fine silver proof $1, gold proof $100, and rose-gold plated $1 which is available solely as part of a seven-piece Canadian circulation coin set.

Designed by artist Neil Hamelin, the gold $100 coin depicts the RCAF’s roundel in the background, with a maple leaf in its centre, and a De Havilland DH-82C Tiger Moth plane flying above a runway in the foreground. ‘Sic Itur ad Astra’ (Latin for ‘Such is the pathway to the stars’) is inscribed below the central image on a banner accompanied by stylised maple leaves, similar to the current RCAF badge.