Royal Canadian Mint

Site Name: Royal Canadian Mint
Description: Representative of the federal government's approach to using the Tudor Gothic architectural style to create a distinctive identity in Canada's capital; the construction of this building, combining a mint and a refinery for gold produced by Canadian mines, symbolized the patriation of control over Canada's currency from Britain
Date: 1908 (completion of main building)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Region: Central Canada
Geolocation : 45.4311500, -75.6992667
Designated: 1979




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