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5 Dollars Montréal Olympics, Javelin
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Diameter | 38 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylised figure of a javelin thrower in dynamic mid-throw pose, rendered in low relief against a plain field with abstract chevron motifs suggesting motion and speed. The Montreal 1976 Games logo — comprising the Olympic rings surmounted by the distinctive stylised torch emblem — appears in the upper left of the field. The bilingual legend 'Olympiade XXI Olympiad' is inscribed to the upper right, with 'Montréal 1976' to the left and the denomination '5 Dollars' at the base of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this pattern piece presents a completely blank, unadorned field with no design, legend, or device of any kind, consistent with its status as a one-sided die trial or bonded double planchet pattern. The flat surface shows the natural texture of the silver planchet, with no engraving or relief elements present. |
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One of 28 silver coins issued across four series between 1973 and 1976 to finance the Montréal Games, this piece was part of a program that ultimately failed its stated purpose — cost overruns on Olympic infrastructure were so catastrophic that Québec taxpayers were still servicing the debt until 2006, thirty years after the closing ceremony.