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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Here Comes The Rider Loonie!



ROYAL CANADIAN MINT SET TO LAUNCH ONE-DOLLAR CIRCULATION COIN COMMEMORATING SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS’ CENTENNIAL



In celebration of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 100th anniversary, the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to join Saskatchewan Roughriders and Federal Government representatives in officially unveiling a new commemorative one-dollar circulation coin honouring this legendary team and its generations of loyal fans.



The coin will enter general circulation beginning September 2, 2010, following the public

unveiling of the coin at Regina’s Northgate Mall. A public coin exchange will immediately follow the unveiling. The Mint is delighted to give the many supporters of Rider Nation a unique means of celebrating their team’s Centennial and the great traditions of Canadian football.

The Roughriders will also be making the coin available to the public through coin exchanges at their team stores in Regina and Saskatoon at the following locations, subsequent to the unveiling:



Northgate Mall

489 Albert Street North

Regina, Saskatchewan

(as of 4:00 pm, September 2, 2010)



Circle Centre Mall

3510 8th Street East

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

(as of 3:00 pm, September 2, 2010)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Boy was I wrong. I read the headline and immediately thought John Lynch was on the loose!

Wait for it...

Anonymous said...

I hate to tell you this, but your friends Big Sexy Dawg, Mr. Pilzner and 90 percent of those on Riderfans.com have been around for a while. Those are the Rider loonies!

Mike from Vita, MB said...

Trade anyone a Montreal Canadiens Centennial loonie?

Anonymous said...

Where's the Vikings option in your poll Mitch. Seriously...they were a whisker from going to the Super Bowl last year and steamrolled the Pack twice last year. Brutal.

Mitchell Blair said...

If your team isn't there, then click other. Its as simple as that.