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The new facility was completely different in appearance from the facility in Ottawa.

Architect Étienne Gaboury designed a striking triangular building that rises up dramatically from the surrounding prairie.

( Note: E. Gaboury was Design Architect ; Number Ten Architectural Group was Project Architect.

) The Mint facility in Winnipeg was officially opened in 1976.

The Winnipeg branch of the Royal Canadian Mint allowed the Ottawa facility to concentrate solely on collector coins while Winnipeg would produce the entire supply of circulation and foreign coins.