@BoCMuseum

We are dedicated to helping visitors better understand Canada’s monetary history and the importance of our central bank. En français : @BdCMusee

 Ottawa, Canada
bankofcanadamuseum.ca/
Joined August 2013
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📊 #MediaLiteracyWeek is here! Help students build data literacy skills with our Decoding Canadian Economic Data lesson plan. They'll learn to analyze economic data, question headlines, and uncover the story behind the numbers. 📈 👉 bit.ly/3XvaD2o
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The December 1936 abdication of the UK’s King Edward VIII created many complications—one of which was for the mints that had to scramble to issue new coins. It`s an interesting story. See the blog. 👉 bit.ly/4eidsJl #SundayReading
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There are 100 “paise” in 1 Indian rupee. When this 5-paise coin was issued in 1972, 1 rupee was worth roughly 20¢. This coin was worth 1 Canadian cent. #SaturdayArtifact
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This is called a “rocker” scale. If you put an English gold sovereign on the inside tray or a half-sovereign on the outside, the scale ⚖️ will balance—if the coins are official. #FridayFunFact
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📍 Today and tomorrow we are at the @AQEUS / RGQ / @AESTQ2 conference in Sherbrooke, Québec. Come by our booth for free economic and financial literacy resources to support social studies and geography classes. #TeachingTools #TeacherResources
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📊🌎 Happy #WorldStatisticsDay! What’s your role in the economy? You might want to know. Compare your stats with the rest of Canadians🍁 in this interactive game. 👉 bit.ly/3EugieC
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Three images, three colours and three printing processes! It’s a brief history of a #BankNote whose story could fill a novel. Read “The Reluctant Bank Note” on the blog. 👉 bit.ly/3XJModo #SundayReading
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Traditional Chinese wedding gifts frequently included small silver ingots with messages, such as “good luck,” stamped into them. This ingot has “double happiness” on it. #SaturdayArtifact
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💳Today is #GetSmartAboutCreditDay, a day to help kids learn good credit habits and to understand all the ins, outs, pros and cons of borrowing money. 🍎Are you a teacher? Show your Grade 4 students how to choose payment methods sensibly. 👉 bit.ly/4dT1KnA
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🍎 Teaching grades 6 to 10? Help #students apply historical thinking 🧠 to the changing imagery on Canadian🍁 bank notes—and see why our #vertical10 is so important. Get the #LessonPlan. 👉 bit.ly/3Lwg0aI
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Many people love birds and they’ve been a very popular subject on bank notes the world over. See our blog on the Birds of Canada bank note series. 👉 bit.ly/3XoBcmU #SundayReading
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Alexander the Great of Macedonia’s armies swept so far and so quickly across Asia and Africa that he had to establish mints along their path to pay his soldiers. The result? The world’s first great coinage system. 🪙⚔️🌍 #SaturdayArtifact
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#DYKT Parliament Hill’s buildings have appeared on 29 Canadian bank notes?😲 The Library of Parliament is featured on this 1923 note all by itself, all that remained after the 1916 fire that levelled Centre Block.🔥 #FridayFunFact
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💸It’s #WorldFinancialPlanningDay. 📊Financial planning is the keystone to personal economic success, so teaching kids about it is super important. Teachers and parents: browse our extensive list of financial literacy resources. 👉 bit.ly/3P68aqe
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💬Use the Vertical $20 to start a conversation in your classroom about financial literacy, social studies, civics, history or art. 📚🏛️🎨 How? Check it out on our blog. 👉 bit.ly/4z9Zy6f #vertical20
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🍎It’s #WorldTeachersDay! 🌟 A great time to nominate a colleague for our Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics. (Not just a trophy, there’s a cash prize as well!) Visit our website for details. 👉  bit.ly/3Xrx9Gs #ThankYouTeachers
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From queens to changemakers👑✨ Discover how real women are finding their place on bank notes around the world—and what that says about history, power, and representation. 👉 Read the blog: bit.ly/4x6PtqI #SundayReading
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A Mechanical Accountant. This cash register is a model of mechanical sophistication. Traditionally, it would have been the focal point of any store—as this one was for the Ottawa grocer P.D. Herbert. #SaturdayArtifact
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Vikings weren’t just raiders—they were traders too! ⚔️💰 Coins like this travelled across vast trade routes spanning Europe and beyond. #FridayFunFact
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📍 We are at the Yukon Association of Education Professionals conference today and tomorrow in Whitehorse, Yukon. #YAEP 👋Pop by our booth for free resources on economics, financial literacy and the history of money. #TeachingTools #TeacherResources
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