Bank of Canada Marks 50th Anniversary of Montréal Olympics with Historic Coin Exhibition

The Bank of Canada Museum is marking the 50th anniversary of the Montréal Olympics with an exhibition on Canada's historic Olympic Coin Program. The program, which was created between 1973 and 1976, raised a record-breaking $108 million by selling specially designed silver and gold coins to Canadians.

According to Curator David Bergeron, 'The Olympic Coin Program was novel in several ways.' Not only was it the first coin program created to support a major national project in Canada, but the coins themselves were the first ever struck in a large format to feature the spectacular designs from several Canadian artists.

The exhibition, titled Montréal 1976: The legacy of the Olympic coins, will be on view at the Bank of Canada Museum until March 22, 2027. Visitors can discover how the coin program came to life and captured the imagination of Canadians through engaging storytelling and hands-on experiences.