Silver Coin - $20 - 1987 - Royal Canadian Mint - Olympic Winter Games - Coin 9 - Ski Jumping.
Silver Content: One Troy Ounce.
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper.
Weight (g): 34.107.
Diameter (mm): 40.
Finish: Proof.
Ski Jumping is one of the earliest Olympic Winter Games events. This sport judged by distance and style is depicted by Raymond Taylor of Ontario. He caught the Ski Jumper in those breathless seconds of flight that make ski jumping such a thrilling event.
The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty The Queen and the legend - Elizabeth II - Canada - and the date.