Publications
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January 23, 2002
Monetary Policy Report Update - January 2002
In the November Monetary Policy Report, the timing and extent of the recovery in economic activity in Canada this year was seen as depending crucially on geopolitical developments and on how quickly consumer and business confidence would return to normal. -
January 18, 2002
Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2001–2002
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Byzantine 40-Nummi Piece
The 40-nummi piece was the largest and heaviest copper coin minted under Justinian. About the size of an old Canadian silver dollar, it weighs 22.76 grams. It was struck in Constantinople (now Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine Empire and is part of the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada.
Photography by James Zagon, Ottawa.