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- ↑ Royal Canadian Mint 2006 Annual Report, page 4
- ↑ The CN Journal, The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association, Markham, Ontario, Vol. 53, No. 1, January–February 2008, p.17
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- ↑ The CN Journal, The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association, Markham, Ontario, Vol. 53, No. 1, January–February 2008, p.18
- ↑ The CN Journal, The Official Publication of the Canadian Numismatic Association, Markham, Ontario, Vol. 53, No. 1, January–February 2008, p.19
- ↑ Coin honours century of golden hockey moments, Bret Evans, Canadian Coin News, p.1, Volume 46, Number 19, January 6 to 19, 2009, Trajan Publishing
- ↑ The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.211, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN 978-0-88968-332-7
- 1 2 3 4 5 The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.214, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN 978-0-88968-332-7
- ↑ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition, 2006
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.212, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN 978-0-88968-332-7
- ↑ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition
- ↑ 2006 Royal Canadian Mint Annual Report, p. 44
- ↑ RCM, Japan Mint release rare joint issue, Canadian Coin News, p.15, Volume 47, Number 8, August 4 to 17, 2009
- ↑ Royal Canadian Mint; www.mint.ca
- ↑ The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 63rd Edition, 2009, p.278, Edited by W.K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN 978-0-88968-332-7
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "$20 worth of painful history".
- ↑ Coin World, Vol. 47, Issue 2417, Page 74, August 7, 2006
