1 oz 2010 Canadian Olympic Hockey Gold Coin Royal Canadian Mint

  
You can bring home gold too with this beautiful 1 oz 9999 Fine Gold Coin minted by the Royal Canadian Mint commemorating the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics! The festival was held in Olympia to honour the god Zeus and the limits of human athleticism. A reinvented version of the Olympic Games started in 1896 to bring nations together in the spirit of competitiveness. This obverse coin carries the logo for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics - the official logo of the games Inukshuk - a human-built stone landmark used by the Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America.

The reverse depicts a hockey player taking a slap shot with a maple leaf on either side. We only have a few of these, order them while you can! #### ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT The Royal Canadian Mint is known as one of the most reputable mints in the world.

The Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint opened in 1908 and was renamed The Royal Canadian Mint in 1931 when control was transferred to the Canadian government. The Royal Canadian Mint is renowned for producing some of the highest quality and purity of gold and silver bullion coins and bars in the world. Their high standards for excellence and quality allowed them to be the first refinery to manufacture 9999 fine gold bullion coins in 1982, as well as the first to reach 99999 fine gold purity in 1999.