Composition : 99.99% silver
Mintage : 1,500

The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth
Celebrating 100 Years of the Calgary Stampede

When the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair in 1886, organizers were thrilled that 500 of the area's 2,000 residents came out to view the exhibitions and attractions. At the time, participants could not know that they were sharing in an event that would one day attract more than a million visitors to Calgary, Alberta each year.

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With major discoveries of oil in the region in the late 1940s, the city's growth skyrocketed: thepopulation doubled between 1949 and 1956. In 1968, the event expandedto ten days. By the 1970s, more than a million visitors were passing through the venue's gates each year. In the 1980s, the venue was expanded to accommodate the 1988 Winter Olympics and the world-famous Saddledome was born.

"And They're Off!"

Throughout itscentury-long life, the Calgary Stampede has maintained Weadick's original focus on Western heritage and the life and skills of ranch and farm. Horses and rodeo sport remain central pillars of the Stampede, which boasts the world's premier outdoor rodeo facility, chuckwagon raceswith more than $1 million in prizes, and world-class agricultural attractions and competitions.

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The Calgary Stampede today is a world-renowned event and Canada's highest-grossing festival. More than one-third of its visitors come from outside of Calgary-including many from the United States, Britain, Asia, and Australia-to witness the event that has, after one hundred years, earned well the name,"The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth."

CALGARY STAMPEDE - 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CALGARY STAMPEDE - 2012 CANADIAN COINS is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 13- CANADIAN HISTORY and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.