200 Dollars - Elizabeth II Coal Mining Trade

Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's ongoing "Trade and Commerce" gold series, this issue commemorates coal mining at a moment when the industry had already passed its peak in Canadian economic life. The Cape Breton coalfields, which once fueled both the country's steel industry and bitter labor disputes — including the 1925 strike that dragged on for over a year and left mining families dependent on relief — had largely shuttered by the time this coin was struck.

The 22-karat alloy with a silver component rather than the more common copper mix gives these pieces a slightly warmer hue than standard crown gold.