2009 – 25 Cents Quarter Canada – Olympic Speed Skating Commemorative Coin

The 2009 Canadian 25-cent coin featuring speed skating was issued by the Royal Canadian Mint as part of a series celebrating the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This business strike circulation coin depicts a speed skater on the reverse and was designed by Glen Green. The coin has a mintage of 22,400,000 and is made of copper-plated steel (94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel), with a diameter of 23.88 mm and a weight of 4.4 grams. The obverse shows an uncrowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Susanna Blunt, along with the legends “CANADA ELIZABETH II 2009.” Speed skating is highlighted on this coin as the fastest human-powered winter sport and part of the Olympic program since the first Winter Games in 1924, with women’s speed skating becoming a medal event in 1960.