200 Dollars - Elizabeth II Petroleum and Oil Trade

Issued at a moment when Canada was actively lobbying to position the Alberta oil sands as a stable, allied alternative to Middle Eastern supply, this coin was part of the RCM's broader push into thematic bullion issues aimed squarely at industry collectors and corporate gift markets. The oil sands framing was politically deliberate — the Harper government had spent years rebranding the resource as "ethical oil."

22-karat gold at 16 grams places it in a format the RCM used repeatedly for its $200 face-value series, keeping gold content just under the half-ounce threshold.