Back in 1966, Del Newbigging, MASC’S president-to-be, began his study of medals with Canada’s foremost medallist, Dora de Pedery-Hunt. His continued involvement in the medallic arts through the British Art Medal Society, the American Médallic Sculpture Association, and the Fédération Internationale de la Medaille/International Medal Federation inspired the foundation of the Medallic Art Society of Canada. On July 16, 2000, with a National Post reporter present, Del Newbigging, Dora de Pédery-Hunt and other notable medallists voted unanimously to form MASC.

With the adoption of its mission statement, pragmatic and tactical details being resolved, the founding members were established: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Dr. Alexander Husveti, Geert Maas, Susan Taylor, Anne Lazare-Mirvish, Del Newbigging, Linda Mazur-Jack, and Carlos Tacalino, the latter three holding the office of the president, secretary and treasurer respectively. Saulius Jaskus, Yoshiko Sunhara, Richard McNeill, and Alice Teichert were soon added to the MASC team.

The May 5, 2001 meeting established future MASC goals. Advice on means for MASC to establish connections with numismatic societies was offered by the Canadian Numismatic Association’s education chairman, Paul Johnson. In October of 2001, MASC’s initial newsletter “behind the MASC” was issued with MASC member John Carolan as editor, and in the spring of 2002, plans began for the first MASC exhibition in Ottawa. The dates of October 19, 2002 to April 2003 were determined, with the Canadian War Museum as host, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mint.

Currently the society consists of over 35 corporate, civic, and private members including the Royal Canadian Mint. Presently holding office: Lorraine Wright, President (newsletter/exhibits), Paul Petch (Treasurer), Linda Ball (Membership Coordinator), Kenna Graff (Western Canada Liaison), Lynden Beesley (FIDEM Liaison), Janine Lindgren (Social Media).