One hundred years after the incorporation of the country’s largest veteran support and community service organization, known today as The Royal Canadian Legion (the Legion), the Royal Canadian Mint has issued finely crafted pure gold and silver coins to recognize the Legion’s 100th anniversary. The Legion’s century-long mission of supporting Veterans, including serving military, and RCMP members and their families, promoting Remembrance, and serving Canada and its communities is celebrated on the 2026 $100 Pure Gold Coin, the 2026 Fine Silver Proof Dollar, and the 2026 Fine Silver Proof Set, all of which are available January 14.
Canadian artist Laurie McGaw has conceived a split image reverse design on the 2026 $100 Pure Gold coin that illustrates the Legion’s past, present, and future. The right half of the coin features two present-day members in Legion dress, facing a collage of First World War symbols consisting of a Canadian infantryman, an S.E.5a fighter aircraft, and the distant silhouette of HMCS Niobe, a battle cruiser from the recently formed Naval Service of Canada. These elements represent Canada’s contribution to the Allied effort and the First World War sacrifices that gave rise to The Royal Canadian Legion. Poppies above and below, overlapping both scenes, symbolize the enduring cycle of Remembrance.
Canadian artist Steve Hepburn designed the 2026 Proof Silver Dollar’s reverse. It shows two Legion members standing in Remembrance, before a maple leaf from the Legion’s official crest. Beneath this scene appears an arrangement of 14 poppies, one for each Canadian province and territory, and one for the Legion’s international branches, as well as a forget-me-not flower, symbolizing Remembrance in Newfoundland and Labrador. This floral feature is overlaid with a banner bearing the dates “1926” and “2026”, and three poppies from the Legion’s official crest at its center.
The 2026 Fine Silver Proof Set contains a selectively rose gold-plated version of the Fine Silver Proof Dollar. The obverses of all these collectibles feature the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.
