
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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Our blog, “Talking to Your Kids About Money” is just the ticket for today, #WorldSavingsDay. Check it out, it’s never too early for economic education.👉 bit.ly/3CvlLAu
👀This coin bank is watching your savings…No tricks—just smart habits.💰
🎃#HappyHalloween! 👻
Notgeld, or emergency money, was issued by all sorts of organizations in the 1920s when Germany and Austria experienced hyperinflation. They were wildly diverse, this one not only features bunnies🐰 but is made of wood.
#FridayFunFact
📍 Today and tomorrow we are at the Quebec History Teacher’s Society (SPHQ) conference in Longueuil, Québec. Come by our booth for free economic and financial literacy resources to support social studies and history classes. @SPHQ_info
#TeachingTools #TeacherResources
The world’s first Bitcoin ATM began operation in Vancouver #OTD in 2013. This artifact is a USB device capable of “mining” Bitcoins. It wouldn’t stand a chance against todays monster mining computers.
💸All About Money—a live, online program. 💻
📚🍎 Teachers, bring us into your grade 1–6 classroom for a presentation exploring all aspects of what money is.
In English: Nov. 3 at 11:00 AM
In French: Nov. 4 at 1:00 PM
Register now: bit.ly/4eO4S7t
#FLM2026 #TalkMoney
📊 #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
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
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
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
📍 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
📊🌎 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
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



















