Vancouver 2010 - Olympic Coins By Lightw4re | Friday, 12 September 2008 On January 26th, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) unveiled its three year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Canadian coin program is the most extensive circulation program inrelation to the Olympic and Paralympic Games ever conceived by any mint worldwide. As an Official Supporter of the 2010 Winter Games the RCM will also produce the athlete medals for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Circulated Coins From 2007 to 2010, the Royal Canadian Mint will put into circulation 17 coins featuring designs related to the 2010 Winter Games. Up to 350 million coins will go into circulation. Twelve 25-cent coins will depict ten Olympic winter sports and two Paralympic winter sports. Three additional 25-cent coins will feature designs of Canadian athlete medallists with the participation of Canadians. Two one-dollar Lucky Loonie coins will also be struck. The first was released prior to the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Teams heading to the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the second prior to the 2010 Winter Games. RBC will be the exclusive distributor of the Lucky Loonie coins. Vancouver Coins 2010 - Curling Sport : Curling Launch Date : February 23rd, 2007 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2007 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Ice Hockey Sport : Ice Hockey Launch Date : April 4th, 2007 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2007 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Wheelchair Curling Sport : Wheelchair Curling Launch Date : July 11th, 2007 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2007 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Biathlon Sport : Biathlon Launch Date : September 12th, 2007 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2007 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Alpin Skiing Sport : Alpin Skiing Launch Date : October 24th, 2007 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2007 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Snowboarding Sport : Snowboarding Launch Date : February 20th, 2008 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2008 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Freestyle Skiing Sport : Freestyle Skiing Launch Date : April 16th, 2008 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2008 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Figure Skating Sport : Figure Skating Launch Date : September 10th, 2008 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2008 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Bobsleigh Sport : Bobsleigh Launch Date : October 29th, 2008 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2008 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Speed Skating Sport : Speed Skating Launch Date : February 18th, 2009 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2009 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Cross Country Sport : Cross Country Skiing Launch Date : April 15th, 2009 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2009 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Ice Sledge Hockey Sport : Ice Sledge Hockey Launch Date : June 17th, 2009 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2009 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A N/A Sport : Bronze Medalist Launch Date : August 5th, 2009 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2009 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A N/A Sport : Silver Medalist Launch Date : September 9th, 2009 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2009 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A N/A Sport : Gold Medalist Launch Date : October 7th, 2009 Face Value : 25 cents Date : 2009 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Lucky Loonie Reverse : Lucky Loonie Launch Date : July 23th, 2008 Face Value : 1 dollar Date : 2008 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A Vancouver Coins 2010 - Lucky Loonie Reverse : Lucky Loone Launch Date : November 4th, 2009 Face Value : 1 dollar Date : 2009 Price : In circulation Mintage : N/A 2007-2010 Olympic Vancouver 14-coin Collector Board - Full (Official RCM Issue) Comes in an attractive collector card with 12 circulation coins and two Lucky Loonies (three medalist 25-cent coins not included). A must-have souvenir set. The only other Olympic Winter Games held in Canada was in 1988, in the city of Calgary, Alberta. In 2010, Canada proudly hosted the XXI Olympic Winter Games, this in Vancouver, British Columbia. This set commemorates the last winter games.

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