Artefacts

Calgary 1988, 20 dollars. Canada. Series 1. Speed skating and portrait of the queen Elizabeth II.

Obverse

Sideway portrait of the Queen Elizabeth II. Caption: "ELIZABETH II {maple leaf} CANADA 1985".

Reverse

Speed skater. Above, Games' emblem. Caption: "CALGARY / 1988 ; 20 DOLLARS". Signed at the bottom, in the middle: "FP".

Created

Created: Arnold MACHIN Created: Royal Canadian Mint Created: Friedrich PETER (1933)

Featured

Visually represented: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Materials

copper 75, silver 925

Dimension

ø 40 x 3.1 mm, 180 °, 34.11 g

Literature

GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Ménard Michèle. Coins of the modern Olympic Games: issued by host countries. Rockcliffe, 1991.

Type of item

Coins -> olympic coins

Reference number

200470

Edge

Lettering on plain edge: "XVes JEUX OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER {-} XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES"

Mintmark/Mintage

None / 354222

Keywords

Calgary 1988, Olympic Winter Games Canada Great Britain Male Speed skating emblem Personnalité politique