Description
A one-dollar coin in 99.99% pure silver from the Royal Canadian Mint, the 2016 Lucky Loonie made for Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic teams at Rio. The tradition began in 2002, when a loonie was hidden under the ice at the Winter Games. Derek Wicks’ reverse shows a common loon taking off, with “LUCKY LOONIE / DOLLAR PORTE-BONHEUR”; 26.5 mm, mintage 15,000.
Highlights
- Consisting of 9999 pure silver
- Mintage: 15,000
- Obverse: Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Reverse: Design by Derek Wicks, energized common loon on the water ready for take off
- Diameter: 26.50 mm






