2026 Multilayered Bluenose Proof Silver Coin | Royal Canadian Mint

Canada’s Bluenose coin, reimagined as multilayered art.

The follow-up to 2025’s Multilayered Beaver, this large-format 99.99% pure silver coin elevates Emanuel Hahn’s 10-cent Bluenose coin design, transforming it into an immersive scene through the magic of Multilayered Engraving. While several key details—including a new, symbolic wave pattern—are engraved onto the upper surface like a typical coin, cut-outs expose a secondary layer of art beneath, adding visual depth to this familiar seascape.

Second circulation-themed Multilayered coin.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• Innovative technology. Pioneered by the Royal Canadian Mint’s R&D researchers, Multilayered Engraving unlocks additional design space by engraving behind the top plate, on the coin’s inside surface.
• Standalone layers. The engraved sky background doesn’t end where the subject (Bluenose) begins—this is a true multilayered composition.
• Large format. A 55 mm diameter is just the right size for such a layered composition and all of its engraved complexities.
• A limited collectible. Only 1,750 coins are available to collectors worldwide—a very low mintage due to the complex minting process.
• Includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
• No GST/HST.

PACKAGING

Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a black Royal Canadian Mint-branded clamshell with a black beauty box.

A MULTILAYERED BLUENOSE

Canada’s 10-cent circulation coin is reimagined as a multilayered piece! By layering the artwork and unlocking an additional surface within, this innovative technique adds dimensional depth to a classic design and infuses it with modern vitality.

DESIGN ELEMENTS

The addition of clouds adds a cinematic quality to this dimensional seascape, while the wavy patterns—curvilinear on the reverse, radiant on the obverse—consist of 10 lines for 10 cents.

DID YOU KNOW?

Launched on March 26, 1921, Bluenose is Canada’s most celebrated ship. The Nova Scotian fishing boat captured the 1921 International Fishermen’s Cup for Canada in her first season at sea, and remained undefeated in the 1922, 1931 and 1938 series (the 1923 series was ruled “no contest”).

A re-imagining of Canada’s 10-cent circulation coin as multilayered art, the reverse features the words “CANADA”, “10 CENTS” and “2026” engraved on the top plate, with a cut-out revealing a partly cloudy sky engraved on the interior surface, while Emanuel Hahn’s iconic rendering of Bluenose at sea appears to float above it. Curvilinear patterns, each composed of 10 interlaced lines symbolizing 10 cents, appear on the reverse’s top plate and on the obverse, which features the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III by Canadian artist Steven Rosati.

ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT

The Royal Canadian Mint is known as one of the most reputable mints in the world. The Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint opened in 1908 and was renamed The Royal Canadian Mint in 1931 when control was transferred to the Canadian government. Their high standards for excellence and quality allowed them to be the first refinery to manufacture 9999 fine gold bullion coins in 1982, as well as the first to reach 99999 fine gold purity in 1998.