Silver Coin - $20 - 1987 - Royal Canadian Mint - Olympic Winter Games - Coin 8 - Curling.
Silver Content: One Troy Ounce.
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper.
Weight (g): 34.107.
Diameter (mm): 40.
Finish: Proof.
Two teams of four players each shooting 18 kg granite stones down a sheet of ice to a 3.65 metre target, 38.4 metres away. On the reverse, Ian Stewart of Newfoundland captures the power of the player as he surges forward.
The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty The Queen and the legend - Elizabeth II - Canada - and the date.