Better save that dollar bill, Lizzie. It’s a keepsake and might be worth something some day. This strip is from 1987 which was the year the Canadian one-dollar bill was retired and replaced by a one dollar coin, which became known as the “loonie.” (This was a reference to the species of waterfowl shown swimming in a lake on the “tails” side of the coin; not the image of the Queen on the “heads” side.)
In 1996 the two-dollar bill was retired and replaced by a coin. Despite the image of a polar bear on the reverse side, the new coin was quickly dubbed the “toonie” by the public, much to the annoyance of the bureaucrats at the Mint who were hoping for something grander and more dignified.
Better save that dollar bill, Lizzie. It’s a keepsake and might be worth something some day. This strip is from 1987 which was the year the Canadian one-dollar bill was retired and replaced by a one dollar coin, which became known as the “loonie.” (This was a reference to the species of waterfowl shown swimming in a lake on the “tails” side of the coin; not the image of the Queen on the “heads” side.)
In 1996 the two-dollar bill was retired and replaced by a coin. Despite the image of a polar bear on the reverse side, the new coin was quickly dubbed the “toonie” by the public, much to the annoyance of the bureaucrats at the Mint who were hoping for something grander and more dignified.