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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Alpine Skiing
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic frosted effigy of an alpine downhill skier in full racing attire, including helmet and goggles, depicted in a crouched tuck position mid-descent against a mirror-polished proof field. To the upper left, the inscription CALGARY / 1988 appears alongside the official snowflake and Olympic rings logo of the XV Winter Olympic Games. The denomination 20 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Lettered (some examples plain) |
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Part of the Royal Canadian Mint's 1985–1988 Calgary Winter Olympics commemorative program, this issue was one of ten silver dollars released across four years ahead of the XV Olympic Winter Games. The series was deliberately paced — two coins per year — to sustain collector demand without flooding the market at once. Each design was contracted to a rotating pool of Canadian artists, a deliberate nationalistic procurement policy that kept the program distinctly domestic in character.