MULTI-COLOR COINS
CANADA’S
TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Canada
featured their Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on colored and uncolored 2
Dollar coins in 2025. The tomb, located in front of the
National War Museum in Ottawa holds the remains of an unidentified
Canadian soldier who died in France in World War I. The tomb
honors all Canadians who died in combat. Behind the tomb are
the silhouettes of four sentries representing all Canadians. In front
is a poppy. The poppy is red in the colored version of the
coin. King Charles III is on the obverse.
Item
CA-2D25COL-TOMB CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2025 TOMB OF
THE UNKOWN SOLDIER - COLORED
$6.00
Item
CA-2D25REG-TOMB CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2025 TOMB OF
THE UNKOWN SOLDIER - UNCOLORED
$6.00
CANADA
CELEBRATES ARTIST
Canada
celebrated Indigenous artist
Daphne Odjig with both colored and uncolored 2 Dollar coins in 2025.
The design is based on her 1977 painting "Folk Singer".
According
to the National Gallery of Canada, "Odjig's work is defined by curving
contours, strong outlining, overlapping shapes and an unsurpassed sense
of color". This is clearly shown in the color version of the
coin. An adaptation of her drawing of a fisher from her "The Indian in
Transition" is on the outer ring along with latent images of maple
leaves. King Charles III is on the obverse.
Item
CA-2D25COL-ODJIG CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2025
DAPHNE ODJIG - COLOR UNC.
$6.00
Item
CA-2D25REG-ODJIG CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2025
DAPHNE ODJIG - REGULAR (UNCOLORED) UNC. $6.00
CANADIAN
2025 DOLLARS HONOR SUPREME COURT
Canada
issued two versions of their 2025 1 Dollar coin commemorating the 150th
anniversary of their Supreme Court. One has the court's 150th
anniversary logo printed in black and white, the other is a regular,
uncolored version of the coin. The reverse depicts front view of the
Supreme Court Building, Beneath the maple leaf laser mark is the
Court’s 150ᵗʰ anniversary logo; derived from the Court’s historic badge
known as the Cormier Emblem. King Charles III is on the
obverse.
Item
CA-1D25COL-CRT CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2025 SUPREME
COURT, COLOR UNC.
$5.00
Item
CA-1D25REG-CRT CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2025 SUPREME
COURT, REGULAR UNC.
$5.00
CANADA
2024 2 DOLLAR COINS CELEBRATE INUITS
Canada
released colored and uncolored versions of this 2024 2 Dollar coin
honoring Inuit Nunangat which is the Inuit homeland. It covers the
northern most areas of Yukon, Northwest Territories, Quebec and
Labrador. The design was created by natives from each of the four
treaty areas of Inuit Nunangat. The design includes Nuliajuk,
the
spirit of the sea and a walrus, narwhal, two beluga whales, a seal and
an Arctic char. The outer rim includes patterns used in Inuit
tattooing and on clothing. The Steven Rosati portrait of King Charles
III is on the obverse. Both versions of the coin have the same design.
Item
CA-2D24COL-INUIT CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2024
INUIT, COLORED UNC.
$6.00
Item
CA-2D24REG-INUIT CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2024
INUIT, REGULAR UNC.
$6.00
CANADA CELEBRATES
AUTHOR L. M.
MONTGOMERY ON DOLLAR COIN
Canada
issued both colored and uncolored versions of their 2024 dollar coin
commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Canadian author L.
M. Montgomery. She wrote hundreds of short stories and poems
in addition to 20 novels. She achieved lasting fame through the
creation of Anne of Green Gables. Since its publication in 1908 Anne of
Green Gables has never been out of print, has been translated into at
least 36 languages and has sold more than 50 million copies, making it
a worldwide best-seller. The coin depicts the author writing.
Below is her signature along with the small cat drawing that she often
included. Anne is depicted staring out a window at the
fields. Both color and regular (uncolored) versions of the
coin were issued. King Charles III is on the obverse.
Item
CA-1D24COL-MONT CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2024 L.M.
MONTGOMERY, COLOR VERSION UNC.$5.00
Item
CA-1D24REG-MONT CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2024 L.M.
MONTGOMERY, REGULAR (UNCOLORED) VERSION UNC.out
CANADA HONORS
ARTIST JEAN-PAUL
RIOPELLE
Canada
commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist Jean-Paul
Riopelle with 2023 colored and non-colored 2 Dollar coins.
The reverses of the coins depict elements from panel 29 of his 132 foot
long (40.39m) 1992 work
L’Hommage
a Rosa Luxemburg. The spray-paint and
acrylic work was done as a tribute to American painter Joan Mitchell,
which whom he had a close relationship. Rosa Luxembu
trg was a
communist who was executed in 1919 after attempting to overthrow the
German government.
Canada has not yet approved a portrait of
Charles III so the Susanna Blunt portrait of Queen Elizabeth along with
the dates 2023 1952 + 2022 is on the obverse.
Item
CA-2D23COL-RIOPELLE CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2023
JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE, COLOR VERSION UNC.
$6.00
Item
CA-2D23REG-RIOPELLE CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2023
JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE, REGULAR VERSION UNC.
$6.00
CANADA
REMEMBERS THE SUMMIT HOCKEY SERIES
Canada
issued both color and non-colored circulating bi-metallic 2 Dollar
coins in 2022 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their victory in
the Summit Series ice hockey games against the Soviet Union held in
September 1972. Both nations considered themselves to be the
best in the world. The Summit Series was set to prove it. It
was a series of eight games, the first four held in Canada and the last
four in the Soviet Union. This was during the Cold War. Both
fans and players had intense feelings of nationalism. Canada
went into the series confident they would sweep the series, but it was
not to be. The Soviets were a lot better than they
expected. Going into the final game of the series the games
were evenly split, with three wins and a tie. The Soviets led
in the number of goals scored. An estimated 15 out of 22
million Canadians tuned into the final game. It was a tense
and dramatic game, with Team Canada overcoming a two-goal Soviet lead
after two periods. Canada scored the final game winning goal with just
34 seconds left to play. The coin depicts two Team Canada
players in their distinctive red and white uniforms. The
coaches’ initials and the players’ jersey numbers surround the inner
core. The Royal Canadian Mint pledged that the net
proceeds from the sale of the coins will be donated to the Ukraine
Humanitarian Appeal.
Item
CA-2D-COL-SUMMIT CANADA COLOR 2 DOLLARS 2022
SUMMIT SERIES ICE HOCKEY BU $5.00
Item
CA-2D-REG-SUMMIT CANADA NON-COLOR 2 DOLLARS
2022 SUMMIT SERIES ICE HOCKEY BU $7.00
Item
CA-2D-BOTH-SUMMIT BOTH OF THE ABOVE CANADA 2
DOLLAR
2022 SUMMIT SERIES ICE HOCKEY BU $12.00
CANADA CELEBRATES
BLUENOSE WITH
2021 DIMES
Canada
celebrated the 100th anniversary of the schooner Bluenose with
three 2021 dimes. Bluenose was launched as a fishing and
racing schooner in 1921. Bluenose had long been a nickname
for Nova Scotians. The ship repeatedly won the International
Fisherman's Cup and other important competitions.
In 1937, when she was at the height of her fame, she was placed on the
reverse of the Canadian dime. It was the year she won her
final race. Fishing schooners were replaced by motorized
trawlers. Bluenose was motorized and in 1942 was stripped of
her masts and rigging and converted to a costal freighter working in
the Caribbean. In 1946, while carrying a load of bananas, she
struck a reef in Haiti and was abandoned. The three versions
of the 2021 Bluenose dime include one with the traditional design with
the dates 1921 2021, one with an updated version showing the ship
cutting through the waves, and a colorized version showing the ship
cutting through the waves. All three have the Susanna Blunt portrait of
Queen Elizabeth on the obverse.
Item
CA-BLUE SET OF 3 CANADA 2021 BLUENOSE 10
CENTS, BU
$3.00
CANADA 2020 WORLD
WAR II VICTORY
2 DOLLAR COIN
Canada
commemorated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II
with this multi-color 2020 2 Dollar coin.
The coins have similar reverse designs which were adapted from
Canada's World War II era Victory 5 cent
coins. The designs feature a torch and a large "V"
in the center. On the outer ring is the inscription
"WE WIN WHEN WE
WORK WILLINGLY" in Morse code and the words Victory and
Remember are in
English and French. At the top are two shifting images of a
maple leaf within the line pattern. The obverse depicts the
portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
Item
CA-2D-COL-VICT CANADA COLOR 2 DOLLARS 2020
WWII UNC.
$7.00
MULTI-COLORED CHINESE 2024
& 2025 PEKING OPERA 5 YUAN COINS
China
continued their series of partially colored 5 Yuan commemorating the
"Art of Peking Chinese Opera". The 2024 issue depicts a DangJiao
character. The Dangjiao is a lively, vivacious young
woman. The 2025 coin depicts a LaoSheng character. The
LaoSheng is a dignified older role, usually distinguished by a long,
thin beard. They are two of the main categories of characters in Peking
Chinese Opera. Peking Chinese opera combines music, singing,
mime, dance and acrobatics with elaborate, colorful costumes on a
sparse stage. The obverse features musical instruments and
the emblem of the People's Republic of China. The 30mm coins
are struck in a brass alloy.
Item
CN-5Y24-OPERA CHINA 5 YUAN 2024 PEKING OPERA - DANGJIAO BU
$7.00
Item
CN-5Y25-OPERA CHINA 5 YUAN 2025 PEKING OPERA - LAOSHENG BU
$7.00
COLORFUL
CORAL SEA COINS
The Coral Sea Islands Territory is a group of small and mostly
uninhabited tropical islands and reefs located east and south of the
Great Barrier Reef of Australia. They cover some 300,000 sq. miles
(780,000 sq.km.) of ocean with a land area of about 1 square mile (3
sq.km). They are inhabited by about 1,500 species of fish,
400 varieties of corals, about 5000 species of mollusks but no
permanent human residents. Two odd-shaped, unofficial 2025
Coral Sea Islands Territories 50 Dollar coins were recently
issued. Both feature King Charles on the obverse and a
multi-color image of sealife on the reverse. The Abington
Reef issue depicts a Parrotfish (Scaridae). The Dart Reef
issue pictures a Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Both are
39mm, silver-plated brass Proof coins with a mintage of only 125 each.
Item
ABINGTON ABINGTON REEF 50 DOLLARS 2025 PROOF
$24.00
Item
DART DART REEF 50 DOLLARS 2025 PROOF
$24.00
2019 PANAMA WORLD
YOUTH DAY
COINS
Panama
celebrated World Youth Day with regular and colored bi-metallic 1
Balboa coins. The 2019 World Youth Day was held in Panama
City in January 2019. The event was organized by the Catholic
Church and featured a visit by Pope Francis. It drew
thousands of young people from around the world.
Both coins feature the logo of the event on one side and the Panamanian
arms on the other. The logo was designed by a 20-year-old
college student. The logo, which is rich in Catholic symbolism. It
incorporates a silhouette of the Panamanian Isthmus and the Panama
Canal, a Pilgrim Cross, silhouette of the Virgin Mary, the five points
of the crown of Mary, also symbolizing the five continents.
The logo has both the shape of a heart and the letter 'M'.
Item
PA-COL-YOUTH PANAMA 1 BALBOA 2019 WORLD
YOUTH DAY - COLORED KM169 UNC.
$5.00
Item
PA-REG-YOUTH PANAMA 1 BALBOA 2019 WORLD
YOUTH DAY - NON-COLOR KM168 UNC. $5.50
Item
PA-BOTH-YOUTH BOTH of the above PANAMA 1
BALBOA 2019 YOUTH DAY - COLOR & NON-COLOR UNC. $9.75
THE WORLD’S FIRST
INTERACTIVE APP GAME COIN FEATURES ANGRY BIRDS
Angry
Birds is a popular, fun and addictive video game that can be played on
a wide variety of platforms. The game was first introduced in
2009. The original game and its revisions have over five
billion downloads across all platforms. Full length animated films
based on the game were released in 2016 and 2019.
In 2018 Sierra Leone released a multi-color “Angry Birds”
coin. According to Pobjoy Mint it is “the world’s first
interactive app game coin”. The design features Red and a special
Zapper code that allows you to enter the world of Angry Birds on your
mobile phone. The App allows you to interact with the characters and
permits you to take selfies with the enchanting characters.
The 38.6mm copper nickel coin is denominated 1 Dollar, has a mintage of
only 10,000 pieces and comes in a special pack. The Sierra
Leone coat of arms is on the reverse.
Item
SL-ANGRY SIERRA LEONE 1 DOLLAR 2018 ANGRY
BIRDS KM460 BU$19.95
ST. HELENA
COMMEMORATES BATTLES OF THE NAPOLEONIC
WARS
Saint Helena, the island where Napoleon was exiled and died, released a
series of gold-plated, multi-colored 25 Pence coins in 2013
commemorating the land battles of the Napoleonic Wars. The
Napoleonic Wars
was a world war before the World Wars, with battles fought on land and
sea in Europe, Africa and the Americas. The wars ended with the
defeat of France in 1815. The Napoleonic Wars brought about
the supremacy of the Britain as a world power for the next 100
years. Spain lost her Empire, with the nations of Latin
America gaining their independence. The map of Europe was redrawn. The
Holy Roman Empire was dissolved and many tiny Germany states were
consolidated. Each of the
38.6mm gold-plated 25 pence coins depicts a different land battle scene
in
color, along with a portrait of Napoleon The six coins
feature the
Battle of the Pyramids in 1798, Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, Battle of
Jena in 1806, Battle of Borodino in 1812, Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and
Napoleons final defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Below the
battle scene is a depiction of Napoleon and his troops.
Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse of each
coin. They are reasonably priced, historical sets depicting the battles
that brought about a transformation of the world.
Item
SH-NAP-LAND ST. HELENA
SET OF 6 25 PENCE,
2013 LAND BATTLES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS, PROOF
$55.00
LOW
MINTAGE COLOR BATTLE OF
BRITAIN COMMEMORATIVE
Solomon
Islands issued this 2025 multi-color Proof-like 50 Cents to commemorate
the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The 28.5mm,
seven-sided, silver-plated coin depicts a multi-color Spitfire and
bears the legend "
SO
MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW". King
Charles III is on the obverse. The coin has a mintage of only
499 pieces and comes in a presentation card.
Item
SB-BATTLE SOLOMON ISLANDS 50 CENTS 2025 BATTLE
OF BRITAIN, PROOFLIKE
$19.95
FOR MORE COLOR COINS, ALSO SEE:
BRITISH HEROES COINS
INCLUDE MULTI-COLORED BRITISH FLAG
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Canada
featured their Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on colored and uncolored 2
Dollar coins in 2025. The tomb, located in front of the
National War Museum in Ottawa holds the remains of an unidentified
Canadian soldier who died in France in World War I. The tomb
honors all Canadians who died in combat. Behind the tomb are
the silhouettes of four sentries representing all Canadians. In front
is a poppy. The poppy is red in the colored version of the
coin. King Charles III is on the obverse. 
Canada
celebrated Indigenous artist
Daphne Odjig with both colored and uncolored 2 Dollar coins in 2025.
The design is based on her 1977 painting "Folk Singer".
According
to the National Gallery of Canada, "Odjig's work is defined by curving
contours, strong outlining, overlapping shapes and an unsurpassed sense
of color". This is clearly shown in the color version of the
coin. An adaptation of her drawing of a fisher from her "The Indian in
Transition" is on the outer ring along with latent images of maple
leaves. King Charles III is on the obverse. 
Canada
issued two versions of their 2025 1 Dollar coin commemorating the 150th
anniversary of their Supreme Court. One has the court's 150th
anniversary logo printed in black and white, the other is a regular,
uncolored version of the coin. The reverse depicts front view of the
Supreme Court Building, Beneath the maple leaf laser mark is the
Court’s 150ᵗʰ anniversary logo; derived from the Court’s historic badge
known as the Cormier Emblem. King Charles III is on the
obverse.
Canada
released colored and uncolored versions of this 2024 2 Dollar coin
honoring Inuit Nunangat which is the Inuit homeland. It covers the
northern most areas of Yukon, Northwest Territories, Quebec and
Labrador. The design was created by natives from each of the four
treaty areas of Inuit Nunangat. The design includes Nuliajuk,
the
spirit of the sea and a walrus, narwhal, two beluga whales, a seal and
an Arctic char. The outer rim includes patterns used in Inuit
tattooing and on clothing. The Steven Rosati portrait of King Charles
III is on the obverse. Both versions of the coin have the same design.
Canada
issued both colored and uncolored versions of their 2024 dollar coin
commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Canadian author L.
M. Montgomery. She wrote hundreds of short stories and poems
in addition to 20 novels. She achieved lasting fame through the
creation of Anne of Green Gables. Since its publication in 1908 Anne of
Green Gables has never been out of print, has been translated into at
least 36 languages and has sold more than 50 million copies, making it
a worldwide best-seller. The coin depicts the author writing.
Below is her signature along with the small cat drawing that she often
included. Anne is depicted staring out a window at the
fields. Both color and regular (uncolored) versions of the
coin were issued. King Charles III is on the obverse.
Canada
commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist Jean-Paul
Riopelle with 2023 colored and non-colored 2 Dollar coins.
The reverses of the coins depict elements from panel 29 of his 132 foot
long (40.39m) 1992 work L’Hommage
a Rosa Luxemburg. The spray-paint and
acrylic work was done as a tribute to American painter Joan Mitchell,
which whom he had a close relationship. Rosa Luxembutrg was a
communist who was executed in 1919 after attempting to overthrow the
German government.
Canada has not yet approved a portrait of
Charles III so the Susanna Blunt portrait of Queen Elizabeth along with
the dates 2023 1952 + 2022 is on the obverse.
Canada
issued both color and non-colored circulating bi-metallic 2 Dollar
coins in 2022 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their victory in
the Summit Series ice hockey games against the Soviet Union held in
September 1972. Both nations considered themselves to be the
best in the world. The Summit Series was set to prove it. It
was a series of eight games, the first four held in Canada and the last
four in the Soviet Union. This was during the Cold War. Both
fans and players had intense feelings of nationalism. Canada
went into the series confident they would sweep the series, but it was
not to be. The Soviets were a lot better than they
expected. Going into the final game of the series the games
were evenly split, with three wins and a tie. The Soviets led
in the number of goals scored. An estimated 15 out of 22
million Canadians tuned into the final game. It was a tense
and dramatic game, with Team Canada overcoming a two-goal Soviet lead
after two periods. Canada scored the final game winning goal with just
34 seconds left to play. The coin depicts two Team Canada
players in their distinctive red and white uniforms. The
coaches’ initials and the players’ jersey numbers surround the inner
core. The Royal Canadian Mint pledged that the net
proceeds from the sale of the coins will be donated to the Ukraine
Humanitarian Appeal.
Canada
celebrated the 100th anniversary of the schooner Bluenose with
three 2021 dimes. Bluenose was launched as a fishing and
racing schooner in 1921. Bluenose had long been a nickname
for Nova Scotians. The ship repeatedly won the International
Fisherman's Cup and other important competitions.
In 1937, when she was at the height of her fame, she was placed on the
reverse of the Canadian dime. It was the year she won her
final race. Fishing schooners were replaced by motorized
trawlers. Bluenose was motorized and in 1942 was stripped of
her masts and rigging and converted to a costal freighter working in
the Caribbean. In 1946, while carrying a load of bananas, she
struck a reef in Haiti and was abandoned. The three versions
of the 2021 Bluenose dime include one with the traditional design with
the dates 1921 2021, one with an updated version showing the ship
cutting through the waves, and a colorized version showing the ship
cutting through the waves. All three have the Susanna Blunt portrait of
Queen Elizabeth on the obverse.
China
continued their series of partially colored 5 Yuan commemorating the
"Art of Peking Chinese Opera". The 2024 issue depicts a DangJiao
character. The Dangjiao is a lively, vivacious young
woman. The 2025 coin depicts a LaoSheng character. The
LaoSheng is a dignified older role, usually distinguished by a long,
thin beard. They are two of the main categories of characters in Peking
Chinese Opera. Peking Chinese opera combines music, singing,
mime, dance and acrobatics with elaborate, colorful costumes on a
sparse stage. The obverse features musical instruments and
the emblem of the People's Republic of China. The 30mm coins
are struck in a brass alloy.
Panama
celebrated World Youth Day with regular and colored bi-metallic 1
Balboa coins. The 2019 World Youth Day was held in Panama
City in January 2019. The event was organized by the Catholic
Church and featured a visit by Pope Francis. It drew
thousands of young people from around the world.
Both coins feature the logo of the event on one side and the Panamanian
arms on the other. The logo was designed by a 20-year-old
college student. The logo, which is rich in Catholic symbolism. It
incorporates a silhouette of the Panamanian Isthmus and the Panama
Canal, a Pilgrim Cross, silhouette of the Virgin Mary, the five points
of the crown of Mary, also symbolizing the five continents.
The logo has both the shape of a heart and the letter 'M'. 
Angry
Birds is a popular, fun and addictive video game that can be played on
a wide variety of platforms. The game was first introduced in
2009. The original game and its revisions have over five
billion downloads across all platforms. Full length animated films
based on the game were released in 2016 and 2019.
In 2018 Sierra Leone released a multi-color “Angry Birds”
coin. According to Pobjoy Mint it is “the world’s first
interactive app game coin”. The design features Red and a special
Zapper code that allows you to enter the world of Angry Birds on your
mobile phone. The App allows you to interact with the characters and
permits you to take selfies with the enchanting characters.
The 38.6mm copper nickel coin is denominated 1 Dollar, has a mintage of
only 10,000 pieces and comes in a special pack. The Sierra
Leone coat of arms is on the reverse.
Solomon
Islands issued this 2025 multi-color Proof-like 50 Cents to commemorate
the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The 28.5mm,
seven-sided, silver-plated coin depicts a multi-color Spitfire and
bears the legend "SO
MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW". King
Charles III is on the obverse. The coin has a mintage of only
499 pieces and comes in a presentation card. 
