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Ottawa Sights

Royal Canadian Mint

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  • Address
    • 320 Sussex Dr
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 613-993-8990
  • Price
    • weekday tours adult/child $5/3, weekend $3.50/2
  • Hours
    • 9am-7pm Mon-Fri, to 5:30pm Sat & Sun late May-early Sep, 9am-5pm early Sep-late May

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Lonely Planet review for Royal Canadian Mint

Although Canada’s circulation-coin mint is in Winnipeg, the royal mint holds its own by striking special pieces like the Olympic medals for the Vancouver games. In fact, the imposing stone building, which looks a bit like the ominous Tower of London, has been Canada’s major gold refiner since 1908. Excellent tours (reservations recommended) of the coin-making process are offered regularly (as often as every 15 minutes in the height of summer) – during the workweek, visitors can glimpse the transformation as sheets of metal are spun into loads of coins. Sorry, no free samples.

 

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