For immediate release: June 1, 2006

Royal Canadian Mint Presents its New Collector Coins to Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield

Colonel Chris Hadfield (left), first Canadian astronaut to conduct a spacewalk in 2001, unveils a new collector coin depicting the astronaut and Canadarm2. Ms. Marguerite F. Nadeau, Acting President and CEO at the Royal Canadian Mint, and Mr. Chris Woodland (right), Vice President Government Programs at MDA.

Royal Canadian Mint presents its new collector coins
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