Mintage: 2500 coins.

CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION

The image on this 14-karat gold coin celebrates the spirit of competition and the ideals of all Olympic athletes. This unique piece is available individually, but its prestige is enhanced as part of the three-coin series.
CITIUS... ALTIUS... FORTIUS (Faster... Higher... Stronger)
These three words, comprising the motto of the Olympic movement, encourage the athlete in all of us to give our best during competition, and to view this effort as its own victory.
The Olympic Games have a 3,000 year history of bringing people together to give their best in competition. The Winter Games are the cold-weather complement to the original Olympic Summer Games. Held every fouryears, the Olympic Winter Games feature winter sports, all of which are held on ice or snow.
The only Olympic Winter Games held in Canada was in 1988, in the cityof Calgary, Alberta. In 2010, Canada will proudly host the XXI Olympic Winter Games, this time in Vancouver, British Columbia - let the Games begin!

VANCOUVER 2010 - COMPETITION - 2008 CANADIAN COINS is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 04- 14-KARAT GOLD and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.