Added by | Bruce Weese |
In personal collections | 3 |
General Description | The XV Olympic Winter Games emblem on the reverse of this coin is a stylized, pentagon-shaped, snowflake and maple leaf, made up of five large and five small letters of “C” to symbolize the country of Canada and the city of Calgary, above the Olympic rings. Host city Calgary, Alberta, Canada Motto Can You Feel It ? Nations participating 57 Athletes participating 1423 (1122 men, 301 women) Events 46 in 6 sports Opening ceremony February 13 Closing ceremony February 28 Officially opened by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé Athlete's Oath Pierre Harvey Judge's Oath Suzanna Morrow-Francis Olympic Torch Robyn Perry Stadium McMahon Stadium |
Obv. Description | Young small crowned image of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Text below is separated by a maple leaf and reads: Elizabeth II - Canada 1985 |
Rev. Description | At the top left is the XV Winter Olympics logo as described above with the text which reads: Calgary 1988l. Depicted on this coin is a Speed Skater slanted from bottom left to upper right. At the bottom of this coin is text that reads: 20 Dollars. |
Catalog code | KM# 146 |
Mintage | 354,222 |
Diameter | 40.00 mm |
Thickness | 3.00 mm |
Weight | 33.6300 g |
Material | Silver 0.9250 |
Orientation | Coin |
Mint | Canada - Royal Canadian Mint |
Edge Type | plain with inscription |
Edge Inscription | XV Olympic Winter Games - XVes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver - |
Designer | Friedrich Peter (Reverse) |
Catalog prices *what it means? |
XF $21.50 UNC $175.00 |