Description
The first proof Loon dollar.
1987 Canada Loon Dollar Proof
Obverse: The draped and diademed bust of Elizabeth II at 37 years old facing right, with the legend around.
Reverse: A Canadian Loon swimming on a lake in front of a small, treed island with the country name above, and the date between the loon and the denomination below.
Specifications:
Monarch: Elizabeth II
Designer & Engraver: Patrick Brindley, Arnold Machin (obv), Terry Smith, Robert-Ralph Carmichael (rev)
Composition: Bronze Plated Nickel
Weight: 7 g
Diameter: 26.5 mm (11-sided)
Die Axis: ↑↑
Edge: Plain
Mint: The Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada
Mintage: 175,259
Mintage: 178,120.
