The modern "loonie" dollar was introduced in 1987.
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In 2002, at the Salt Lake City Olympics, the ice at the rink was made by a Canadian. He placed a loonie at centre ice to give the Canadian Olympic teams good luck.
It's worth one Canadian dollar.
"Loonie" is a slang term for the Canadian one-dollar coin. It gets its name from the image of a common loon, a bird native to Canada, that is featured on one side of the coin.
The Canadian dollar (sign: $; code: CAD) is the currency of Canada.The Canadian one dollar coin is also known as the "Loonie" due to the fact that it bears the image of the common loon.Coins are produced by the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and currently issued in denominations of 5¢ (nickel), 10¢ (dime), 25¢ (quarter), 50¢ (50¢ piece) (though the 50¢ piece is rarely used in most provinces), $1 (loonie), and $2 (toonie).Pennies are no longer minted in Canada.
The Loon. It is on Every Canadian one dollar coin. Which happens to be called a 'Loonie' Sources: I am Canadian
There are 25 $1.00 Canadian Loonie Coins in a roll.
MAR 1, 1975