2016 Canadian $1 Olympic Lucky Loonie Silver Dollar Coin

2016 Canadian $1 Olympic Lucky Loonie Silver Dollar Coin

As the world turns its attention to Brazil for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, our famous loonie is at it again, sporting a special design to express pride in Canada's athletes and to cheer them on.

It all began during the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games when a loonie was embedded under the ice. That year, Canada's men's and women's hockey teams both went on to win gold, and the Lucky Loonie legend was born, bringing its special magic to Olympic ice ever since. In 2004, the Mint began issuing Lucky Loonie coins to celebrate Canada at every summer and winter Games. This year, the 2016 Lucky Loonie features a new look and design element—it's engraved with the words LUCKY LOONIE / DOLLAR PORTE-BONHEUR, its popular moniker.

Celebrate Canada's Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and express your own pride with this very special 99.99% pure silver coin with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Team logos proudly displayed in colour.

Show your Canadian Olympic and Paralympic pride for Rio 2016! 

Features

99.99% PURE SILVER! Express your pride in Canada's Olympic and Paralympic teams with this upscale Lucky Loonie crafted in 99.99% pure silver and selectively enhanced with colour to make the team's official logo shine.
Wrap one up as a gift for your favourite Canadian Olympic and Paralympic fan!
A unique and powerful keepsake to show your favourite athlete how proud you are. Regardless which activity or sport they are involved in, this pure silver coin will be a precious memento of their achievements.
Your coin is GST/HST exempt.

Design

Designed by Canadian artist Derek Wicks, your coin has created an energizing design of a common loon on the water, its arched body and outstretched wings poised for take-off. It's a symbolic salute to Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes as they soar to new heights at 2016.

Canada's pride is further expressed through the stylized maple leaf in the background, while the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Team logos and LUCKY LOONIE / DOLLAR PORTE-BONHEUR line the bottom edge of the coin.

Packaging

2016 Canadian $1 Olympic Lucky Loonie Silver Dollar Coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell, black beauty box and Certificate of Authenticity.

Specifications

Face Value: $1
Mintage: 15,000
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight (g): 7.89
Diameter (mm): 26.5
Finish: Proof