The Imperial State Crown depicted here is the version reset in 1937 for George VI's coronation, incorporating stones with histories stretching back centuries — including the Black Prince's Ruby, which is actually a spinel and was reputedly worn by Henry V at Agincourt. Canada has issued tribute coinage to the Crown since Confederation, but the RCM's ultra-high-relief bullion tributes of the 2020s reflect a deliberate pivot toward collector premiums over face-value circulation products, as mintage figures for circulating Canadian gold coinage had effectively collapsed into irrelevance.
The Imperial State Crown depicted here is the version reset in 1937 for George VI's coronation, incorporating stones with histories stretching back centuries — including the Black Prince's Ruby, which is actually a spinel and was reputedly worn by Henry V at Agincourt. Canada has issued tribute coinage to the Crown since Confederation, but the RCM's ultra-high-relief bullion tributes of the 2020s reflect a deliberate pivot toward collector premiums over face-value circulation products, as mintage figures for circulating Canadian gold coinage had effectively collapsed into irrelevance.