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The Royal Canadian Mint launches 25-cent biathlon circulation coin |
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The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) today officially released the fourth of 17 circulation coins to celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The sport of biathlon is depicted on the 25-cent coin. "With every coin launch, we are nearing the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Mint is proud to be offering such an extensive coin program to Canadians from coast to coast," said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "I encourage all Canadians to celebrate the sport of biathlon and its athletes by looking for this coin in their change. |
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Up to 22 million 25-cent biathlon coins will enter into circulation today, September 12th, and will be available exclusively at RBC Royal Bank and participating Petro-Canada outlets. RBC Royal Bank is a Premier National Partner and Petro-Canada is a National Partner of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Canadians can also look for these special coins in their change. Participating Petro-Canada gas stations will also sell biathlon sports cards, containing a uniquely painted version of the coin. The sports cards, which are now available, sell for $7.95. |
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The sport of biathlon combines the marksmanship together in an exciting display of pure athleticism alongside the skill of extreme precision. The first recorded biathlon competition was organized near the border between Sweden and Norway in 1767 and was contested at the first Olympic Winter Games at Chamonix, France in 1924. The sport remained on the Olympic program until 1948, and then was re-introduced to the Olympic Games in Squaw Valley in 1960. Today, more than 65 countries participate in the sport at the World Championships and Olympic Winter Games. |
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The biathlon coin as well as complete olympic coin sets are now available in the store. Call Brian Grant-Duff at 604-684-4613 or 604-263-3113 for more information. |
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Newsletters: Royal Canadian Mint releases Freestyle Skiing quarter |
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Coins: The Vancouver 2010 Olympic coins are available in our store. They are not available for shipment outside North America at this time. According to a page 4 article in the June 25, 2007 issue of Coin World , the Royal Canadian Mint now has an agreement, with the United States Olympic Committee, to allow sales of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic coins to the United States. It appears the coins are not yet available for delivery outside North America. The Vancouver 2010 Olympics 50-coin program, the largest yet for any country, started in February, but stalled in April, when Vanoc, the Vancouver Olympic organizers, and the Mint started enforcing a ban on sales outside Canada, as they had no distribution agreement in place with individual nations' Olympic Committees. Canadian and U.S. residents can now order the coins, and get information about them, by calling Brian Grant Duff at (604)684 4613. By order of Vanoc, we are not allowed to display, describe, or sell the coins on our website, on radio, or on television. No terms of the agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee were available at the time the Coin World article was written. The Canadian Numismatic Society email newsletter has been hinting for some weeks that a distribution deal with the States was imminent. It appears we can now ship Vancouver 2010 Olympic coins and souvenir holders to clients in Canada and the United States. 2006 Proof Olympic Lucky Loony in a Bookmark |
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Stamps: 2003 2010 Olympic Overprint attached stamp booklet trio |
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