Royal Canadian Mint - Proof Canadian Silver Dollars

	1971 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - British Columbia 100th Anniversary - $10.00 Each
	1972 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - Canoe - $10.00 Each
	1973 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - Mountie on horseback - $10.00 Each
	1974 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - Winnipeg 100th Anniversary - $10.00 Each
	1975 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - Calgary Rider on Bucking Bronco - $10.00 Each
	1976 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - Parliament Library - $10.00 Each
	1977 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - Silver Jubilee - $10.00 Each
	1978 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - XI Commonwealth Games at Edmonton - $10.00 Each
	1979 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - Griffon Ship - $13.00 Each
	1980 Proof-like Canadian Silver Dollar - Artic Territories Polar Bear - $28.00 Each

	1981 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Railroad - $21.00 Each
	1982 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Regina Bison Head - $13.00 Each
	1983 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Edmonton University World Games - $10.00 Each
	1984 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Toronto Sesquicentennial - $13.00 Each
	1985 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - National Parks - Moose - $13.00 Each
	1986 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Vancouver Railroad - $13.00 Each
	1987 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - John Davis Ship - $14.00 Each
	1988 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Ironworks - $23.00 Each
	1989 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Mackenzie River - $29.00 Each
	1990 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Henry Kelsey, Explorer - $31.00 Each
	1991 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - S.S. Frontenac Ship - $46.00 Each
	1992 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Stagecoach Service - $25.00 Each
	1993 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Stanley Cup Hockey 100th Anniversary - $24.00 Each
	1994 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Last RCMP Sled Dog Patrol - $40.00 Each
	1995 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Hudson Bay Company - $35.00 Each
	1996 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - McIntosh Apple - $40.00 Each
	1997 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - 25th Anniversary Hockey vs. Russia - $45.00 Each
	1998 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - 120th Anniversary Royal Canadian Mounted Police - $35.00 Each
	1999 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Queen Charlotte Islands Ship - $44.00 Each
	2000 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Voyage of Discovery Millennium - $40.00 Each
	2001 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - National Ballet - $30.00 Each
	2002 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Queen's Golden Jubilee - $35.00 Each
	2003 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - 100th Cobalt Silver Strike Anniversary - $43.00 Each
	2003 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Coronation - $54.00 Each
	2004 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - 400th Anniversary of the first French settlement in North America - $35.00 Each
	2005 Proof Canadian Silver Dollar - Canadian Flag - $35.00 Each

From the cascabels of Russian cannons that were captured during the Crimean War (1854-1855), a great military honor is forged. It is the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration that is awarded "�for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valor or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy."

Instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856, a total 1,351 Victoria Crosses have been awarded to British and Commonwealth military forces. Ninety-four of them have been awarded to Canadians; 8 for acts of bravery carried out prior to and during the South African War (1899-1902); 70 during the First World War (1914-1918); and 16 during the Second World War (1939-1945).

The Victoria Cross is one of the most recognized military medals in the world. It features a cross pattee with the Royal Crown surmounted by a lion guardant and a scroll inscribed with For Valour. The date of the act is engraved within a raised circle on the reverse. The cross is suspended from a straight bar which has the rank, unit and name of the recipient engraved on the back.

In 1993, a special Canadian version was instituted. It is identical to the original with the exception that the inscription on the scroll is in Latin (Pro Valore).