1 dollar — Canada (2008) — Lucky Loonie 2008

Special facts

The third Olympic Lucky Loonie, a dollar of 2008 for the Beijing Games, designed by Jean-Luc Grondin.

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

• 2006
• 2 dollars — 10th Anniversary of the Toonie KM# 836
• 2007
• 25 cent — Wheelchair Curling Charlton# RC-674 Mule
• 25 cent — Curling KM# 682
• 25 cent — Ice Hockey KM# 683
• 25 cent — Wheelchair Curling KM# 684
• 25 cent — Biathlon KM# 685
• 2007–2008
• 25 cent — Alpine Skiing KM# 686
• 2008
• 25 cent — Freestyle Skiing KM# 765
• 25 cent — Figure Skating KM# 766
• 25 cent — Snowboarding KM# 768
• 25 cent — Armistice Day KM# 775
• 25 cent — Bobsleigh KM# 841
• 1 dollar — Lucky Loonie 2008 KM# 787
• 2 dollars — 400th Anniversary of Quebec City KM# 1040
• 2009
• 25 cent — Men's Ice Hockey KM# 1063 Coloured
• 25 cent — Men's Ice Hockey KM# 1063 Regular finish
• 25 cent — Women's Ice Hockey KM# 1064 Coloured
• 25 cent — Women's Ice Hockey KM# 1064 Regular finish
• 25 cent — Cindy Klassen KM# 1065 Regular finish
• 25 cent — Cindy Klassen KM# 1065 Coloured
• 25 cent — Cross Country Skiing KM# 840
• 25 cent — Speed Skating KM# 842
• 25 cent — Sledge Hockey KM# 952
• 1 dollar — 100th Anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens KM# 864
• 2010
• 25 cent — 65th Anniversary of the End of World War II KM# 1028

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