2017 - $1 Pure Silver 2-Coin Set - 30th Anniversary of the Loonie

On June 30, 1987, Canadians were introduced to a new circulation coin. Quickly dubbed "the loonie," the distinctively bronze-coloured, 11-sided coin has become a daily part of Canadian life, even serving as a lucky talisman for our national hockey team.

Thirty years later, it's hard to imagine Canada's one-dollar coin without the solitary loon on its reverse. In truth, it wasn't the original design intended for the coin. Had the original dies not vanished in transit, our one-dollar coin would have featured the Voyageur image that first appeared on a dollar coin in 1935.

Specifications
No.160374

Dollar - Loon
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish proof
Weight (g) 7.89
Diameter (mm) 26.5
Edge plain
Artist Robert-Ralph Carmichael (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Dollar - Voyageur
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish proof
Weight (g) 7.89
Diameter (mm) 26.5
Edge plain
Artist Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)