1 dollar — Canada (2008) — Olympic Lucky Loonie 2008

Special facts

The silver Lucky Loonie of 2008 for the Beijing Olympics, in colour, 30,000 proofs.

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth II were struck from 1953 to 2022, almost seventy years in which four portraits of the queen succeeded one another: by Mary Gillick (1953–1964), Arnold Machin (1965–1989), Dora de Pédery-Hunt (1990–2003), the first portrait by a Canadian sculptor, and Susanna Blunt (from 2003). More about the period “Elizabeth II”, 1952 — 2022

Coins and banknotes of this year: 2008

Other items of the period

• 2008
• 1 dollar — Edmonton Oilers KM# 722
• 1 dollar — Edmonton Oilers KM# 722
• 1 dollar — Montreal Canadiens KM# 723
• 1 dollar — Ottawa Senators KM# 724
• 1 dollar — Toronto Maple Leafs KM# 725
• 1 dollar — Toronto Maple Leafs KM# 725
• 1 dollar — Vancouver Canucks KM# 726
• 1 dollar — Poppy KM# 767
• 1 dollar — Royal Canadian Mint centennial KM# 781
• 1 dollar — Common Eider KM# 784
• 1 dollar — 400th anniversary of Québec City: Quebec City KM# 785
• 1 dollar — 400th Anniversary of Quebec City KM# 785a Gold plating
• 1 dollar — Olympic Lucky Loonie 2008 KM# 787a
• 1 dollar — Montreal Canadiens KM# 792
• 1 dollar — Ottawa Senators KM# 793
• 1 dollar — Vancouver Canucks KM# 795
• 1 dollar — Gold Louis KM# 834
• 4 dollars — Triceratops KM# 797
• 5 dollars — Silver Maple Leaf KM# 798 2nd portrait
• 5 dollars — 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games: Maple leaf and Inukshuk KM# 800
• 15 dollars — Year of the Rat KM# 801
• 15 dollars — Queen Victoria KM# 803
• 15 dollars — King Edward VII KM# 804
• 15 dollars — King George V KM# 805
• 15 dollars — Queen of Spades KM# 806

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