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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hurdles
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Weight | 48.6 g |
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| Reverse description | A stylised profile head of a hurdler in full stride, hair streaming behind, dominates the centre of the field, conveying speed and athletic dynamism. Two rows of chevron-pattern hurdles rendered in low relief extend across the lower field on either side of the figure. The Montreal 1976 Olympic logo and the five interlocking rings appear in the upper left, while the bilingual legend OLYMPIADE XXI OLYMPIAD occupies the upper right. The host city and year MONTRÉAL 1976 are inscribed to the left, and the denomination 10 DOLLARS appears in the exergue below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Part of Canada's official series commemorating the 1976 Montreal Olympics, this issue was among 28 coins released across seven themed sets between 1973 and 1976 to help finance the Games. Montreal's organizing committee turned to the mint program partly because construction costs had spiraled so far beyond initial estimates — the stadium roof alone wasn't completed until 1987 — that every revenue stream mattered. The two catalog variants (RC-1413a and RC-1413b) reflect differences in water lines on the reverse, a distinction introduced when the original master die was modified mid-production.