2010 1oz $5 OLYMPIC COMMEMORATIVE HOCKEY SILVER MAPLE LEAF (GOLD PLATED)

2010 $5 Olympic Commemorative Hockey 1oz. Silver Maple Leaf (Gold Plated)

Victory on home ice is golden.

No other winter activity gets Canadians fired up like hockey. Fervent fans declare, Hockey is Canada’s game. Others proclaim, Canada IS hockey. Indeed, the spirit of this game is woven into the cultural fabric of cities and towns across Canada; the legacy of early settlers who brought their favourite stick games from Europe. As they adapted hurling, shinty and bandy for the Canadian ice, they were further influenced by the First Nations’ game of lacrosse.

Hockey transformed winter’s harsh monotony into a season of drama and excitement. And in 1920, this fast-paced game was introduced to the world when men’s ice hockey made its Olympic debut at the Games of the VIIE Olympiade in Antwerp (Belgium) and has been played at every Olympic Winter Games since the IOC in 1925, formally recognized the 1924 International Sports Week staged in Chamonix, France as the Olympic Winter Games.

Not surprisingly, Canada dominated the early tournaments with the American team ever-ready to challenge its claim a rivalry that has also defined women’s ice hockey ever since its inaugural Olympic game was played in Nagano (Japan) in 1998. On day 14 (February 25, 2010) of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the Canadian women’s ice hockey team captured its third consecutive gold medal when it defeated the United States in an emotional 2-0 win. Three days later, the Canadian men’s ice hockey team defeated its American rivals 3-2 with a sudden-death overtime goal.

Specifications:
Item number: 111948
Face Value: 5 dollars
Mintage: 10,000
Composition: 99.99% pure silver with gold plating
Weight (g): 31.39
Diameter (mm): 38
Edge: Serrated
Finish: Bullion with gold plating

Special Features:

• Commemorating Team Canada women’s and men’s Olympic gold medal wins in ice hockey at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics honouring the spirit of the Olympic Games, with an ice hockey player in full stride.
• This numismatic coin features gold plating on a bullion finish.
• Only 10,000 coins available worldwide.
  
  Packaging:
  Maroon case with an insert housing the encapsulated coin, accompanied by a serialized certificate. Protected by a special Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games themed sleeve, with official Hockey Canada authenticity hologram sticker.