One could be forgiven for describing the mint's newest coin as rather otherworldly. The Royal Canadian Mint's newest offering features Manitoba's most famous UFO encounter, which happened in 1967 when Stefan Michalak went looking for precious metals near Falcon Lake. The coin is ovoid and uses more colours than traditionally found in a coin, said Stan. "Everyone is sort of fascinated by this subject matter and we thought it would make a really interesting coin design." Stan, who co-wrote a book about his father's encounter, said he hopes the coin helps end his family's saga.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2018 16:21 UTC