Composition : MRC plating multi-layer
Mintage : 10,000

ACanadian celebration of mind, body and will

Bobsleigh, oneof three Olympic sliding sport (the others being skeleton and luge), appeared at the 1924 Chamonix Olympic Winter Games in France. There are three Olympic bobsleigh events: the two- and four-person bobsleigh for men, and the two-person bobsleigh for women. Canada's first bobsleigh appearance resulted in a gold medal at the Innsbruck 1964 Olympic Winter Games in Austria. Most recently, Canada won silver at the Torino2006 Olympic Winter Games in Italy, for the men's two-man event.

From 2007 to 2010, fifteen twenty-five cent coins were issued to celebrate the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. The series include ten winter sports designs, two paralympic special issues and three designs that represent previous Canadian Winter Olympics medals. Also, two Lucky Loon were issued as a good luck symbol to support canadian athletes in 2008 and 2010.

25-CENT - BOBSLEIGH - OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COIN - 2008 CANADIAN COINS 09 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 16- SPORTS and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.