coin depicting a voyageur were lost, the Government of Canada authorized a new design, the loon, to preserve the integri
th
Anniversary
of Canada’s one-dollar coin
Canada’s one-dollar coin was introduced in 1987 as a cost-saving measure to replace the one-dollar banknote. Commonly known as the Loonie, the coin has featured many commemorative designs since its introduction 30 years ago.
COMMEMORATIVE
REVERSE DESIGNS How many have you found?
1995
1994
1992
Peacekeeping
Remembrance
125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation
Terry Fox became the first Canadian-born individual featured on a Canadian circulation coin.
2004
2005
Lucky Loonie (Athens Summer Games)
Terry Fox
The Canadiens are the first Canadian professional sports team with a national following to turn 100.
2009
2008
2006
100th Anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens
Lucky Loonie (Beijing Summer Games)
Lucky Loonie (Torino Winter Games)
Coin was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces.
2010
2010
Lucky Loonie (Vancouver Winter Games)
100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy
2012
2011
2010
100th Anniversary of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Lucky Loonie (London Summer Games)
100th Anniversary of Parks Canada
This Loonie was used during the coin toss prior to each CFL® game in the lead-up to and during the 100th Grey Cup.
2012
2014
2016
100th Grey Cup
Lucky Loonie (Sochi Winter Games)
Lucky Loonie (Rio Summer Games)
For Canada’s 150th, Canadians were invited to design all five 2017 circulation coins and vote on their favourite.
2016
2017
100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote
150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation
DID YOU
KNOW? LOST IN TRANSIT The Loonie as we know it was never meant to be. When the original master dies of a one-dollar coin depicting a voyageur were lost, the Government of Canada authorized a new design, the loon, to preserve the integrity of the Canadian coinage system.
A LEGEND IS BORN A Loonie was buried at centre ice prior to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City to bring good luck to Canada’s gold medalwinning men’s and women’s hockey teams.
THE BIG LOONIE In 1992, the town of Echo Bay, Ontario constructed a Loon Dollar Monument to honor Robert R. Carmichael, a resident of the village and artist responsible for the coin’s 1987 design.
WORLD CLASS
INNOVATION SINCE 2012, THE MINT’S TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LOONIE HAVE MADE IT ONE OF THE MOST SECURE COINS IN THE WORLD.
LASER MARK MICRO-ENGRAVING MULTI-PLY PLATED STEEL
LOONIE
BY THE NUMBERS Over 205 million coins, the most of any year, were produced in
YEARS
BILLION one-dollar coins have been produced since 1987.
is the lifespan of a one-dollar coin.
g
is the weight of a Loonie. A single coin is about as heavy as a sheet of paper.
SIDES The Loonie is the only non-circular coin among Canadian currency.
FLIGHT PATH SIDE BY SIDE, ALL OF THE LOONIES EVER MINTED COULD SPAN ACROSS CANADA’S ENTIRE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM! THAT’S MORE THAN 37,000 KILOMETRES.
