- In Canada cash purchases are rounded to the nearest “nickel”, while credit cards are charged the exact amount
- In 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint produced the world’s first gold bullion coin with a one million dollar face value
- A loonie is a Canadian $1 coin and a toonie is a Canadian $2 coin
- 1935 Canadian banknotes were issued in both English and French before changing to a bilingual format in 1937
- Canadian bills (dollars) are made of plastic and smell faintly of maple
- Shine a light through the transparent maple leaf on any Canadian bill and the denomination of the bill will be projected on a blank surface
- Due to a shortage of currency in Canada in 1685, playing cards signed by the governor of New France passed as a form of currency (also referred to as “card money”) and is considered the
first paper money in North America
