
We are dedicated to helping visitors better understand Canada’s monetary history and the importance of our central bank. En français : @BdCMusee
Ottawa, Canada
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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
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
💳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
🍎 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
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
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
#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
💸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
💬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
🍎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
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
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
Vikings weren’t just raiders—they were traders too! ⚔️💰 Coins like this travelled across vast trade routes spanning Europe and beyond.
#FridayFunFact
📍 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
Ontario teachers: our financial literacy webinar recording is now available! Explore free, bilingual resources from the Bank of Canada Museum, CRA, FCAC and TVO Media Education Group to support Ontario's Grade 10 financial literacy requirement.
Watch now: bit.ly/44eTcoA
It pays to check! 💵
This lesson plan for grades 9 to 11 teaches workplace skills like how to 🔍spot a counterfeit note and 🚨what to do when you find one. Featuring the ✨new Vertical $20 bank note.✨
👉 bit.ly/4hbSFv8
#vertical20
Why does an “S” with a line through it mean “dollar” 🤔💵?
Good question! Actually, nobody can really say, but we wrote a blog on what we know. Check it out.
👉 bit.ly/3TFg1Mc
#SundayReading
Ottawa turns 200 this year—but what money was circulating when it was still called Bytown?
Spanish silver. American half dollars. Merchant-issued scrip. Early bank notes.
📖 Discover the fascinating monetary history of Canada's capital.
👉 bit.ly/4rvFqZy
#Ottawa200
In 1798, Sir Isaac Coffin asked for, and was given, control of the Magdalen Islands. His attempt to make them a tiny kingdom of his own failed, but he did get around to having coins minted for it.
#SaturdayArtifact
Cities of the ancient world often minted their own coins. This tetradrachm is from Leontini (now Lentini) in southeastern Sicily.
🦁 The lion is a pun on the city’s name and the barley grains represent the fertility of the local region.
#FridayFunFact



















