Artefacts

Calgary 1988, 100 dollars. Canada. Hand holding the Olympic torch and portrait of the queen Elizabeth II.

Obverse

Sideway portrait of the Queen Elizabeth II. Caption: "ELIZABETH II {maple leaf} CANADA 1987".

Reverse

Hand holding the Olympic torch. The flame is shaped in mountains landscape. Caption: "CALGARY / 1988 ; 100 DOLLARS".

Created

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

Featured

Visually represented: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Materials

gold 583, silver 417

Dimension

ø 27 x 2 mm, 180 °, 13.34 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

35057

Edge

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

Mintmark/Mintage

None / 142750

Keywords

torch Political figure Calgary 1988, Olympic Winter Games Canada Great Britain anatomy Mountain emblem