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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS An enlarged replica showcasing the art printed on the coin is unveiled by (from left) Dorota Blumczynska CEO of the Manitoba Museum, Marie Lemay CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint, Stan Somerville who is the son of artist Daphne Odjig, and Ginette Lavack, MP for St. Boniface-St. Vital and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services. The Royal Canadian Mint unveils a special two-dollar circulation coin recognizing artist, Daphne Odjig, and her contributions to the transformation of Indigenous art at a ceremony inside the Manitoba Museum in front of a mural she painted in 1972 titled, The Creation of the World. 250904 - Thursday, September 04, 2025.