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A U.K.-based campaign highlighting Equal Pay Day – recognized every Nov. 14 across the pond and April 9 in Canada – visualizes the gender pay gap through the lens of a modified £1 coin.
https://t.co/YUD9L4VW61 #numismatics #genderequity #coins
Following the First World War, the poppy became a profound symbol of war-time remembrance in many countries, including Canada.
https://t.co/yDSvDugHpj #RemembranceDay2019 #lestweforget #RememberanceDay #VeteransDay #stamps #philately
Struck in "extraordinarily" high relief, rising six millimetres from the coin’s field, a $25 Fine silver piece featuring a wolf’s head is among the highlights of the @CanadianMint's latest numismatic catalogue.
https://t.co/QPANappRfQ #coins #numismatics #research #design #wolf
#OTD in 1907, Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell held his first scouting camp, which led to the "Scout" movement the following year.
https://t.co/kyg6ztaMFv #stamps #philately #history #scouting @Scouts_Stamps @scouts @scoutscanada
#OTD in 1793, His Majesty’s Ship Mississauga prepared to sail for present-day Toronto, where John Graves Simcoe would envision a future fort and settlement named York.
https://t.co/PyiSRJRI6a #history #coins #numismatics #tokens #exonumia #Canada
As the nation geared up for #CanadaDay celebrations on July 1, the @CanadianMint issued its latest monthly numismatic catalogue, this featuring 15 coins plus an additional five-coin set entitled “Canada’s Wildlife Treasures.”
https://t.co/aLPJykDFSX #history #coins #numismatics
#OTD in 1813, Laura Secord learned of a planned U.S. attack, convincing her to travel more than 30 kilometres to warn British, Canadian and First Nation forces fighting during the War of 1812.
https://t.co/LAnKjPMndq #history #stamps #philately #war #19thcentury
#OTD in 1838, the first recorded baseball game in North America took place near Beachville Baptist Church in present-day Beachville, Ont.
https://t.co/9JvOqI90cC #history #baseball #numismatics #coins
A stamp honouring an amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team that helped to remove racial barriers through sport was released by @canadapostcorp last week. https://t.co/L62pmwxQAq #sports #stamps #philately #history #WWII #war #Asahi
The first issue in a five-coin series highlighting the long-running animated comedy @TheSimpsons was recently released by Australia’s @PerthMint. https://t.co/YDpiG5PS4z #coins #numismatics #TheSimpsons #Homer #doh