1/2 oz. Fine Silver Coin – Edmonton Oilers – Mintage: 5,000 (2015)

Hockey’s enormous popularity in Canada has been fed for nearly a century by the National Hockey League®. To celebrate “our game,” the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to launch the 2015 edition of its beloved series celebrating the National Hockey League’s® Canadian Franchises. This beautiful Edmonton Oilers® coin is one of seven.

Special features:
•  A Royal Canadian Mint exclusive, this coin features the use of an advanced “Sheer Effect” colourization technique used for the first time! This effect makes thecolour glitter under light.
•  This boldly coloured fine silver Edmonton Oilers® coin is part of the Royal Canadian Mint’s popular series featuring all seven Canadian National Hockey League® franchises.
•  Celebrate the Edmonton Oilers®, Canadian hockey franchises and Canada’s game.
•  Collect all 7 coins! Each comes in a specially designed custom case.
•  A limited mintage of only 5,000 means that this coin is sure to sell out quickly!
•  Each coin and accompanying certificate has been vetted and approved by the National Hockey League®.
•  Engraved and coloured inexquisite detail to celebrate one of Canada’s most popular national pastimes.
•  A great gift and collectible to honour a favourite team, begin a passion for collecting or celebrate Canadian culture.
•  An excellent addition to any collection focused around sport, culture or Canadiana.

Design:
This coin is 99.99% pure silver, with a diameter of 34 millimetres and a metal weight of 15.87 grams. The coloured reverse design features a stylized silhouette of a hockey player on a rink, along with the Edmonton Oilers® logo coloured in the official team colours. The reverse is engraved with the word “CANADA”, the date “2015” and the face value of “10 DOLLARS”. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty QueenElizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. © NHL 2014. All Rights Reserved.

• Product Number: 130599
• Mintage: 5,000
• Composition: 99.99% pure silver
• Weight: 15.87 g
• Edge: serrated
• Certificate: serialized
• Face Value: 10 dollars
• Finish: reverse proof
• Artist: Anderson (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

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