Canada 10 Dollars Silver Coin 2015 Edmonton Oilers
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This 2015 $10 fine silver coin is one of seven in a new series from the Royal Canadian Mint that celebrates the Canadian franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hockey's beloved status in Canada makes it "our game."
The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
The reverse of the coin pays homage to the Edmonton Oilers, with their logo tucked neatly to the left side of the coin, while a silhouette of an advancing hockey player speeding across the ice towards the viewer is seen on the right. The colours of the Edmonton Oilers are brought to life through the use of advanced "sheer effect" colourization that makes the colours flash fantastically under the light. This coin boasts a reverse-proof finish, with text indicating the face value of "10 DOLLARS", the country "CANADA" and the date "2015" circling the rim.
The coin is struck in a half-ounce of 99.99% fine silver, and boasts an unusually low mintage of only 5,000 pieces. As a pure silver coin struck by the Royal Canadian Mint, this item is GST/HST exempt.
Mintage: 5000.
Composition: 99.99% pure silver.
Finish: reverse proof.
Weight: 15.87 g.
Diameter: 34 mm.
Edge: serrated.
Face value: 10 Canadian Dollars.
Artist: Anderson (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse).
Manufacturer: Royal Canadian Mint.
The Edmonton Oilers:
Founded on November 1, 1971, the team played its first season in 1972. In 1978, the famed hockey legend Wayne Gretzky was acquired as an underage player; Gretzky's accomplishments aided the Oilers in becoming the first team to score 400 goals a season, which they accomplished for five straight years. The Oilers joined the NHL in 1979. After joining, they went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occasions: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1989–90, in what are known as the Dynasty Years. For this success, the Oilers team of this era has been honoured with dynasty status by the Hockey Hall of Fame. Aside from the notable Wayne Gretzky, the Edmonton Oilers claim several Hockey Hall of Famers amongst their ranks.
The Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers have won the Stanley Cup five times, during a remarkable run, in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990. The team was founded in 1972 as one of twelve founding franchises of the major professional World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers joined the NHL in 1979 as one of four franchises introduced through the merger with the WHA. The Edmonton Oilers are the sole remaining WHA team in-place. They play at Rexall Place arena.
The Oilers were the dominant team of the 1980s, achieving the most recent "dynasty" status as honored by the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame. The team collected five Stanley Cups and six conference titles over a seven year span, led by the best player in the history of the game, Wayne Gretzky, "The Great One". The team's greatest success since the dynasty era is reaching Game Seven of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.
The Oilers have an intense rivalry with the Calgary Flames, the so-called "Battle of Alberta". In recent years, the Oilers have also developed another intense rivalry with the Vancouver Canucks. Besides Wayne Gretzky, Hall of Famers Jari Kurri and Grant Fuhr anchored the Oilers during their tremendous run in the 1980s.
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