Commemorative $1 Coins for FIFA World Cup 2026

Summary#

The Order Authorizing the Issue of Two One-dollar Commemorative Circulation Coins Specifying the Characteristics and Determining the Designs (FIFA World Cup 2026TM): SOR/2025-259 lets the Royal Canadian Mint issue two one‑dollar circulation coins to mark Canada’s role in the FIFA World Cup 2026TM. The design will appear in a coloured version and a plain (non‑coloured) version; the Order was registered on December 5, 2025 and published on December 17, 2025.

What it does#

• Authorizes the Royal Canadian Mint to produce two commemorative circulation coins of one‑dollar denomination. Each coin will be 26.5 mm in diameter.
• Both coins use the same design. One version includes colour; the other does not.
• Obverse (front) of each coin:
  • Shows the effigy of King Charles III by Steven Rosati with the inscription CANADA 2026, the texts CHARLES III and D·G·REX, and DOLLAR beneath the portrait.
• Reverse (back) of each coin:
  • Shows the inscription FIFA WORLD CUP 26TM/MC, an adaptation of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Emblem, the trademark symbol TM/MC, a security mark made of two maple leaves in a circle, a soccer ball in motion, the artist’s initials GG, and the host‑city names TORONTO and VANCOUVER.
  • Also shows a stylized maple leaf made of small squares. The coloured coin uses small red and orange squares over a white background; the non‑coloured coin uses small squares without the red/orange colouring.
  • Includes the French inscription COUPE DU MONDE DE LA FIFA 26MC/TM.
• Legal basis: issued under the Royal Canadian Mint Act. The Order says the coins will be launched ahead of the World Cup and that production will proceed at the Mint’s Winnipeg facility once approved.
• Public feedback: a Mint online survey of 3,099 Canadians found 91% of respondents found the design appealing.

Who's affected#

• Everyday cash users: the coins are legal circulation coins and can be used like any other one‑dollar coin.
• Coin collectors and people who collect commemorative or sports memorabilia.
• The Royal Canadian Mint, which will produce and distribute the coins.
• Banks and other financial institutions that handle coin distribution and exchanges.
• No additional costs to businesses or the public were identified in the Order. The Mint found no adverse impacts on Indigenous or treaty rights.

Why it matters#

• These coins celebrate Canada hosting World Cup matches in Toronto and Vancouver and Team Canada’s participation.
• They are ordinary money that also serve as collectibles. Many people will keep them as souvenirs, so some will disappear from circulation.
• The coins offer a low‑cost, widely available way for Canadians to mark a national sporting event.