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5 Dollars Montréal Olympics, Kayaking
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Weight | 15.2 g |
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| Obverse lettering | Olympiade XXI Olympiad Montréal 1976 5 Dollars |
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One of four kayaking-themed denominations struck for the Montreal Games, this issue belongs to the Royal Canadian Mint's ambitious 28-coin Olympic program — the largest commemorative series Canada had undertaken to that point. Financing was unconventional: the coins were sold through a subscription system intended to offset construction costs for Olympic venues, a funding mechanism that ultimately fell well short of covering Montreal's catastrophic budget overruns. The city carried Olympic debt until 2006.
The KM#PT110.1 pattern designation separates this from the circulation issue — struck as a die trial or presentation piece rather than for public sale through the subscription program.