20 dollars — Canada (1985) — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Alpine Skiing

Special facts

Alpine skiing on the 20 dollars of 1985, the first coin of the programme for the 1988 Calgary Olympics: ten silver coins with lettered edges.

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: 1985

Other items of the period

• 1980
• 100 dollars — Kayak KM# 129
• 1981
• 1 dollar — 100th Anniversary of the Trans-Canada Railway KM# 130
• 100 dollars — Adoption of "Ô Canada" as national anthem on July 1, 1980 KM# 131
• 1982
• 1 dollar — Regina Centennial KM# 133
• 1982–1989
• 5 dollars — Gold Maple Leaf KM# 135 2nd portrait
• 10 dollars — Gold Maple Leaf KM# 136 2nd portrait
• 1982
• 100 dollars — Repatriation of the Canadian Constitution KM# 137
• 1983
• 1 dollar — 1983 World University Games, Edmonton KM# 138
• 100 dollars — 400th anniversary of St. John's, Newfoundland KM# 139
• 1984
• 1 dollar — 150th Anniversary of Toronto KM# 140
• 100 dollars — Jacques Cartier KM# 142
• 1985
• 1 dollar — 100th Anniversary of the National Parks KM# 143
• 20 dollars — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Alpine Skiing KM# 145
• 20 dollars — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Speed Skating KM# 146
• 100 dollars — National Parks KM# 144
• 1986
• 1 dollar — Centenary of Vancouver KM# 149
• 20 dollars — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Biathlon KM# 147
• 20 dollars — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Hockey KM# 148
• 20 dollars — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Cross-country Skiing KM# 150
• 20 dollars — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Free-style Skiing KM# 151
• 1986–1989
• 20 dollars — Gold Maple Leaf KM# 153 2nd portrait
• 1986
• 100 dollars — International Year of Peace KM# 152
• 1987
• 1 dollar — 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of Davis Strait KM# 154
• 20 dollars — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Ice Skating KM# 155
• 20 dollars — 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Curling KM# 156

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