2 dollars — Canada (2006) — 10th Anniversary of the Toonie

Special facts

The 2006 toonie for the tenth anniversary of the 2-dollar coin: Churchill the bear in a new pose under the northern lights, designed by Tony Bianco. It is the first circulation coin with the mint’s new logo.

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: 2006

Other items of the period

• 2002
• 2 dollars — Polar bear KM# 449
• 2004–2005
• 25 cent — Remembrance Day KM# 510
• 2004
• 25 cent — 400th Anniversary of the First French Settlement KM# 628
• 1 dollar — Lucky Loonie 2004 KM# 513
• 2005
• 5 cent — 60th Anniversary of Victory in Europe KM# 627
• 25 cent — 100th Anniversary of Alberta KM# 530
• 25 cent — 100th Anniversary of Saskatchewan KM# 532
• 25 cent — Year of the Veteran KM# 535
• 1 dollar — 25th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope KM# 552
• 2006
• 25 cent — The Medal of Bravery KM# 629
• 25 cent — Breast Cancer Awareness KM# 635
• 1 dollar — Lucky Loonie 2006 KM# 630
• 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

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