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Q: Why is the loon on the 1 coin?
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What is on the lonnie coin?

a loon a loon


The Canadian dollar coin's nickname is the what?

The Loon, or Loony. From the picture of the Loon Duck on the obverse


Does Canada use a coin or a Canadian Dollar for 1 Canadian Dollar?

They now use a $1 coin irreverently called a loonie because it carries a picture of a swimming loon.


What is a loonie in coins?

Loonie is the nickname for the Canada dollar coin because it has a bird called the Loon on the back of the coin.


What bird is on the Canadian coin?

Which Canadian coins??? 1967 dollar ---- Canadian Goose 1967 cent ---- Dove Loonie ---- Loon


What is the Canadian one dollar called and is it paper or a coin?

Currently we have a 1 dollar coin, We call it the Loonie as the first version released had a Loon on one side. Just to prove we like our little joke, when they introduced the 2 dollar coin we called it the toonie ( Two-nie )


What is a bird from Canada?

The Loon. It is on Every Canadian one dollar coin. Which happens to be called a 'Loonie' Sources: I am Canadian


What bird is on the one dollar coin?

A Canadian loon. Hence the name "Looney". It is a type of bird/duck .. Whatever.


Is the Canadian 2 dollar coin real?

It's extremely real. In fact it's a regular circulation coin used in daily commerce. It replaced the $2 bill in the 1990s. Because the $1 coin features a loon (bird) it's popularly called a "loonie", so many Canadians refer to the $2 coin as a "twonie"


Why is the Toonie important?

The one dollar Canadian coin is called a loonie or loony because the coin has a loon picture on one side. The toonie or toony is worth two lonnies because it is a two dollar coin.


What bird is on the one-dollar Canadian coin?

A Canadian loon. Hence the name "Looney". It is a type of bird/duck .. Whatever.


What is a simile for loon?

laughing like a loon on loon pills