Loonie, the Glossary
The loonie (huard), formally the Canadian one-dollar coin, is a gold-coloured Canadian coin that was introduced in 1987 and is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint at its facility in Winnipeg.[1]
Table of Contents
136 relations: AEA Silver Dart, Alexander Graham Bell, Anne of Green Gables, Arnold Nogy, Athens, Beijing, Big Nickel, Black-footed ferret, Blanding's turtle, Blend word, Blue jay, Blue-winged teal, Brass, Brent Townsend, Bronze, Burrowing owl, Canada men's national ice hockey team, Canada women's national ice hockey team, Canadian Confederation, Canadian dollar, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Canadian silver dollar, Canoe, CBC News, Charles III, Charter of the United Nations, Château Frontenac, CN Tower, Coins of the Canadian dollar, Common eider, Common loon, Curve of constant width, Cyanide, Dime (Canadian coin), Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Electroplating, Elizabeth II, Elsie MacGill, Face-off, Ferruginous hawk, Fifty pence (British coin), First Nations in Canada, George V, Glen Loates, Government of Canada, Grain (unit), Grain elevator, Great blue heron, Great grey owl, Greater sage-grouse, ... Expand index (86 more) »
- 1987 establishments in Canada
- Birds on coins
- Coins of Canada
- Currencies introduced in 1987
AEA Silver Dart
The Silver Dart (or Aerodrome #4) was a derivative of an early aircraft built by a Canadian/U.S. team, which after many successful flights in Hammondsport, New York, earlier in 1908, was dismantled and shipped to Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell (born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
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Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery).
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Arnold Nogy
Arnold Nogy is a Canadian nature, animal, and wildlife artist.
Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.
Big Nickel
The Big Nickel is a nine-metre (30 ft) replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel, located at the grounds of the Dynamic Earth science museum in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and is the world's largest depiction of a coin. Loonie and Big Nickel are coins of Canada.
The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecatHeptner, V. G. (Vladimir Georgievich); Nasimovich, A. A; Bannikov, Andrei Grigorovich; Hoffmann, Robert S. (2001).
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Blanding's turtle
The Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) is a semi-aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae.
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Blend word
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words.
Blue jay
The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America.
Blue-winged teal
The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae.
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Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve different colours and mechanical, electrical, acoustic and chemical properties, but copper typically has the larger proportion, generally 66% copper and 34% zinc.
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Brent Townsend
Brent Townsend is a Canadian nature artist who in 1996 designed the portrait of a polar bear in early summer on an ice floe that appears on the current Canadian 2 dollar coin.
Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids, such as arsenic or silicon.
Burrowing owl
The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), also called the shoco, is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America.
Canada men's national ice hockey team
The Canada men's national ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada; Équipe Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally.
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Canada women's national ice hockey team
The Canadian women's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada in women's hockey. Loonie and Canada women's national ice hockey team are 1987 establishments in Canada.
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Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation (Confédération canadienne) was the process by which three British North American provinces—the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick—were united into one federation, called the Dominion of Canada, on July 1, 1867.
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Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada.
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Canadian Intellectual Property Office
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO; French: Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada, OPIC) is responsible for the administration and processing of the greater part of intellectual property (IP) in Canada.
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Canadian silver dollar
The Canadian silver dollar was first issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. The coin's reverse design was sculpted by Emanuel Hahn and portrays a voyageur and a person of Indigenous descent paddling a birch-bark canoe. Loonie and Canadian silver dollar are coins of Canada.
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Canoe
A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.
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CBC News
CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca.
Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the United Nations.
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Château Frontenac
The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
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CN Tower
The CN Tower (Tour CN) is a concrete communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Coins of the Canadian dollar
The coins of Canada are produced by the Royal Canadian Mint and denominated in Canadian dollars ($) and the subunit of dollars, cents (¢). Loonie and coins of the Canadian dollar are coins of Canada.
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Common eider
The common eider (pronounced) (Somateria mollissima), also called St.
Common loon
The common loon or great northern diver (Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds.
Curve of constant width
In geometry, a curve of constant width is a simple closed curve in the plane whose width (the distance between parallel supporting lines) is the same in all directions.
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Cyanide
In chemistry, cyanide is a chemical compound that contains a functional group.
Dime (Canadian coin)
In Canada, a dime is a coin worth ten cents. Loonie and dime (Canadian coin) are coins of Canada.
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Dora de Pedery-Hunt
Dora de Pédery-Hunt, LL.D. (16 November 1913 – 29 September 2008) was a Hungarian-Canadian sculptor who designed medals and coins.
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Electroplating
Electroplating, also known as electrochemical deposition or electrodeposition, is a process for producing a metal coating on a solid substrate through the reduction of cations of that metal by means of a direct electric current.
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.
Elsie MacGill
Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill (March 27, 1905November 4, 1980), known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was a Canadian engineer.
Face-off
A face-off is the method used to begin and restart play after goals in some sports using sticks, primarily ice hockey, bandy, floorball, broomball, rinkball, and lacrosse.
Ferruginous hawk
The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is a large bird of prey and belongs to the broad-winged buteo hawks.
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Fifty pence (British coin)
The British decimal fifty pence coin (often shortened to 50p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound.
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First Nations in Canada
First Nations (Premières Nations) is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis.
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George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Glen Loates
Martin Glen Loates (born 1945) is a Canadian artist who paints wildlife and landscapes in a naturalistic style.
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.
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Grain (unit)
A grain is a unit of measurement of mass, and in the troy weight, avoirdupois, and apothecaries' systems, equal to exactly.
Grain elevator
A grain elevator is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain.
Great blue heron
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.
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Great grey owl
The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) (also great gray owl in American English) is a true owl, and is the world's largest species of owl by length.
Greater sage-grouse
The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), also known as the sagehen, is the largest grouse in North America.
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Gregory Henriquez
Gregory Henriquez (born 1963) is a Canadian architect who has designed community-based mixed-use residential, commercial and institutional projects in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Seattle.
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Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football.
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.
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HD-4
HD-4 or Hydrodome number 4 was an early research hydrofoil watercraft developed by the scientist Alexander Graham Bell.
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Hendecagon
In geometry, a hendecagon (also undecagon or endecagon) or 11-gon is an eleven-sided polygon.
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame (Temple de la renommée du hockey) is a museum and hall of fame located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada.
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Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah.
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Jack Miner
John Thomas Miner, OBE (April 10, 1865 – November 3, 1944), or "Wild Goose Jack," was a Canadian conservationist called by some the "father" of North American conservationism.
Joe Average
Joe Average (born October 10, 1957, as Brock David Tebbutt) is a Canadian artist who resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899.
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LGBT
is an initialism that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender".
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Lions Gate Bridge
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables.
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Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
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Maverik Center
The Maverik Center, originally known as the E Center, is a 12,600-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in West Valley City, Utah, United States.
Metonymy
Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
Monarchy of Canada
The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state.
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Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling Canadiens is always used instead of Canadians.
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Montreal Canadiens centennial
The Montreal Canadiens centennial was celebrated by the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team during its 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the National Hockey League's most successful club.
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National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey, LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.
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National War Memorial (Canada)
The National War Memorial (Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada), titled The Response (La Réponse), is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939.
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Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
Northern harrier
The northern harrier (Circus hudsonius), also known as the marsh hawk or ring-tailed hawk, is a bird of prey.
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Obverse and reverse
The obverse and reverse are the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics.
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Official (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility for enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game.
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Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Parks Canada
Parks Canada (Parcs Canada),Parks Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Parks Canada Agency.
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill (Colline du Parlement), colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the Ottawa River that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Peacekeeping Monument
Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument is a monument in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, commemorating Canada's role in international peacekeeping and the soldiers who have participated and are currently participating, both living and dead.
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Pileated woodpecker
The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a large, mostly black woodpecker native to North America.
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Presidential dollar coins
Presidential dollar coins (authorized by) are a series of United States dollar coins with engravings of relief portraits of U.S. presidents on the obverse and the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) on the reverse.
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Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI;;; colloquially known as the Island) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
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Quarter (United States coin)
The quarter, formally known as the quarter dollar, is a denomination of currency in the United States valued at 25 cents, representing one-quarter of a dollar.
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Reuleaux polygon
In geometry, a Reuleaux polygon is a curve of constant width made up of circular arcs of constant radius.
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Robert-Ralph Carmichael
Robert-Ralph Carmichael (1937 – July 16, 2016) was a Canadian artist who designed the image of the common loon on the reverse side of the Canadian one-dollar coin.
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Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint (Monnaie royale canadienne) is the mint of Canada and a Crown corporation, operating under the Royal Canadian Mint Act. Loonie and royal Canadian Mint are coins of Canada.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; Gendarmerie royale du Canada; GRC) is the national police service of Canada.
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Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; Marine royale canadienne, MRC) is the naval force of Canada.
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Sacagawea dollar
The Sacagawea dollar (also known as the "golden dollar") is a United States dollar coin introduced in 2000, but subsequently minted only for niche circulation from 2002 onward.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Seigniorage
Seigniorage, also spelled seignorage or seigneurage, is the difference between the value of money and the cost to produce and distribute it.
Snow goose
The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America.
Snowy owl
The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, is a large, white owl of the true owl family.
Sochi
Sochi (a, from Шъуача – seaside) is the largest resort city in Russia.
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Stanley Witten
Stanley Witten is a Canadian artist and engraver.
Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
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Susan B. Anthony dollar
The Susan B. Anthony dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1979 to 1981, when production was suspended due to poor public acceptance, and then again in 1999.
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Susanna Blunt
Susanna Blunt (b. 1941) is a Canadian portrait artist who designed the most former portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the former Canadian coinage, first issued in 2003.
Swift fox
The swift fox (Vulpes velox) is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Terry Fox
Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist.
The Georgia Straight
The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group.
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Toonie
The toonie (also spelled twonie or twoonie), formally the Canadian two-dollar coin (nicknamed deux piastres or deux piastres rond), was introduced on February 19, 1996, by Minister of Public Works Diane Marleau. Loonie and toonie are coins of Canada.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto.
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Trumpeter swan
The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a species of swan found in North America.
Tufted puffin
The tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), also known as crested puffin, is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family (Alcidae) found throughout the North Pacific Ocean.
Tundra swan
The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a small swan of the Holarctic.
Turin
Turin (Torino) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy.
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Twenty pence (British coin)
The British decimal twenty pence coin (often shortened to 20p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth of a pound.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.
Voyageur dollar
The voyageur dollar is a coin of Canada that was struck for circulation from 1935 through 1986. Loonie and voyageur dollar are coins of Canada.
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Voyageurs
Voyageurs were 18th- and 19th-century French and later French Canadians and others who transported furs by canoe at the peak of the North American fur trade.
Water
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.
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Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky (born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.
Women's suffrage in Canada
Women's suffrage in Canada occurred at different times in different jurisdictions to different demographics of women.
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100th Grey Cup
The 100th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game between the East Division champion Toronto Argonauts and the West Division champion Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League to decide the Grey Cup champions of the 2012 season.
150th anniversary of Canada
The 150th anniversary of Canada, also known as the 150th anniversary of Confederation and promoted by the Canadian government as Canada 150, occurred in 2017 as Canada marked the sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation.
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1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 (Mohkínsstsisi 1988; Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or Wenchi Ispase 1988; Otôskwanihk 1988/ᐅᑑᐢᑿᓂᕽ 1988; Guts’ists’i 1988; ʔaknuqtapȼik’ 1988; Klincho-tinay-indihay 1988), were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Alberta, Canada as main host city.
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2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: Tit'-so-pi 2002; Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: Soónkahni 2002), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from February 8 to 24, 2002, in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
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2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (label) and officially branded as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
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2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics (2006 Olimpiadi invernali), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games (XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy.
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2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and officially branded as Beijing 2008, were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China.
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2010 IIHF World Championship
The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament.
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2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League.
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2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games (XXIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and also known as Vancouver 2010, were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler.
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2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.
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2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (Сочи 2014), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
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2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 100th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.
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See also
1987 establishments in Canada
- .ca
- American Indian Dance Theatre
- Canada women's national ice hockey team
- Canadian AIDS Society
- Canadian Academy of Engineering
- Christian Heritage Party of Canada
- Cooperatives Secretariat
- Governor General's Award for English to French translation
- Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration
- Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
- Governor General's Award for French to English translation
- Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration
- Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature
- Halton North
- Loonie
- Miss Vickie's
- Prix Gémeaux
- Reform Party of Canada
- Saturday Night Blues
- Tamarack Developments Corporation
- The North West Company
- Toronto Jazz Festival
- Unimédia
- Western Independence Party
- Yukon Energy
Birds on coins
- 50 State quarters
- America the Beautiful quarters
- District of Columbia and United States Territories quarters
- Loonie
- Noah's Ark silver coins
- Noble (Manx coin)
- Owl of Athena
- Panama–Pacific commemorative coins
- Raven Banner Penny
- Raven Penny
Coins of Canada
- 1945 Canadian victory nickel
- 1947 Maple Leaf
- Big Nickel
- Blacksmith token
- Bouquet sou
- Bust and harp tokens
- Canadian fifty-cent coin
- Canadian silver dollar
- Canadian twenty-cent coin
- Coinage of Upper Canada
- Coins of Newfoundland
- Coins of the Canadian dollar
- Commemorative coins of Canada
- Dime (Canadian coin)
- Five-dollar coin (Canada)
- Habitant token
- History of Canadian currencies
- List of foreign countries with coinage struck at the Royal Canadian Mint
- List of people on coins of Canada
- Loonie
- Nickel (Canadian coin)
- Ottawa Mint sovereign
- Penny (Canadian coin)
- Quarter (Canadian coin)
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Ten-dollar coin (Canada)
- Toonie
- Vexator Canadiensis tokens
- Voyageur dollar
Currencies introduced in 1987
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loonie
Also known as 1 dollar coin (Canada), Canadian $1, Canadian $1 coin, Canadian 1 dollar coin, Canadian 1$, Canadian Loonie, Canadian dollar coin, Canadian one dollar coin, Canadian one-dollar coin, Dollar coin (Canada), Loonie coin, Lucky loonie, Terry Fox loonie, The nickname of the canadian dollar.
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