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Behind the Design: Celebrating Inuit Nunangat Commemorative $2 Circulation Coin

  • Nov 05, 2024
  • History
  • 2 minute read

Our newest commemorative circulation coin celebrates Inuit Nunangat—the Inuit homeland in Canada.

A Mint first for Canadian circulation, the Celebrating Inuit Nunangat $2 coin design combines the art of four Inuit artists who represent each of the four regions of Inuit Nunangat: Tegan Voisey (Makkovik, Nunatsiavut), Thomassie Mangiok (Ivujivik, Nunavik), Charlotte Karetak (Arviat, Nunavut), and Mary Okheena (Ulukhaktok, Inuvialuit Settlement Region).

“Each commemorative circulation coin program offers a unique opportunity to work creatively with partners to think of new and exciting ways to represent important stories,” says Matt Traversy, Program Manager, Commemorative Circulation. “This coin program is exceptional because, with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, we developed a tailor-made method for the coin program’s creation and evolution.”

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Our newest commemorative circulation coin celebrates Inuit Nunangat—the Inuit homeland in Canada.

A Mint first for Canadian circulation, the Celebrating Inuit Nunangat $2 coin design combines the art of four Inuit artists who represent each of the four regions of Inuit Nunangat: Tegan Voisey (Makkovik, Nunatsiavut), Thomassie Mangiok (Ivujivik, Nunavik), Charlotte Karetak (Arviat, Nunavut), and Mary Okheena (Ulukhaktok, Inuvialuit Settlement Region).

“Each commemorative circulation coin program offers a unique opportunity to work creatively with partners to think of new and exciting ways to represent important stories,” says Matt Traversy, Program Manager, Commemorative Circulation. “This coin program is exceptional because, with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, we developed a tailor-made method for the coin program’s creation and evolution.”

Inuit Nunangat coin design diagram