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On 17 Sep 2025, August Abolins said the following...

 AA> The use of "Loonies" for the 1$ coin was cute, since it  
 AA> features a loon on one side.

 AA> But I've never grown fond of calling the $2 coin a twonie or a  
 AA> toonie. The coin has a polar bear on it.

When the toonie came out I was in favour of calling it a "Doubloon" for
"double loonie" but it didn't catch on.


Jay

... I once met a joke-cracking mushroom. He was a fun guy

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