News from November 2011
An old China coin discovered in Yukon
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Archeologists have unearthed a coin more than 300 years old northwest of Carmacks, Yukon, which provides a link between 17th-century China, Russian traders and First Nations people.
The find came in July as a team checked the route of a proposed mining road for the Western Copper and Gold Corporation's planned Casino gold mine.
Heritage Canada says the coin was minted between 1667 and 1671. The coin is different from others of its type because it has four additional small holes above each corner of the central square.
The extra holes could have been made in China. Coins were sometimes nailed to a gate, door or ridgepole for good luck. Alternatively, First Nations might have made the extra holes to attach them to clothing
- James Mooney, from Ecofor Consulting Ltd.
The coins are more common along the coast, but only three have been found in Yukon.
Source : CBC
The $ 100 polymer bill is distributed today
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Bank of Canada today announced that it will begin circulating the new $100 polymer bank note. The polymer $50 note to follow in March 2012.
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