The olympics are a popular theme in Canadian gold proof coins.

1987 Canadian $100 Calgary Olympics Gold Coin (1/4 oz).. US $440.00 (16 Bids) End Date: Monday Feb-06-2012 8:00:27 PST Add to watch list

CANADA $100 DOLLARS GOLD COIN, MONTREAL OLYMPICS 1976 US $599.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 8:05:43 PST Add to watch list

1976-canada,100 dollars,gold,22k olympics1976 montreal US $954.53 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 18:18:27 PST Add to watch list

1976-canada,100 dollars,gold,14k olympics1976 montreal US $452.12 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 18:20:28 PST Add to watch list

1976 CANADA Olympic $100 Gold Coin UNC 13.3375g / 1/4oz of Pure Gold Content US $387.00 (23 Bids) End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 8:11:09 PST Add to watch list

CANADA $100 DOLLARS GOLD COIN, MONTREAL OLYMPICS 1976 US $599.00 End Date: Saturday Feb-11-2012 10:44:11 PST Add to watch list

1976 Montreal Gold Olympic 1/2 OZ. Coin, With all Original Packaging US $499.99 End Date: Sunday Feb-12-2012 11:16:20 PST Add to watch list

CANADA 2010 OLYMPICS $75 DOLLARS GOLD COIN COLOR RCMP US $599.99 End Date: Monday Feb-13-2012 20:51:16 PST Add to watch list

2010 Canadian $200 Gold coin Olympic Gold at Home US $1,350.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-19-2012 13:13:52 PST Add to watch list

Canada 2009 Olympic $75 14KT Gold Coin - Olympic Spirit US $499.99 End Date: Monday Feb-27-2012 9:43:52 PST Add to watch list

2007 CANADA 2010 OLYMPICS $75 DOLLARS GOLD COIN COLOR ATHLET'S PRIDE US $599.99 End Date: Monday Feb-27-2012 19:09:54 PST Add to watch list

1976 Canadian Olympic $100 Gold Coin US $545.00 End Date: Friday Mar-02-2012 6:05:57 PST Add to watch list

CANADA 2010 OLYMPICS $75 DOLLARS GOLD COIN COLOR OLYMPIC SPIRIT US $599.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-06-2012 10:24:09 PST Add to watch list

CANADA 2010 OLYMPICS $75 DOLLARS GOLD COIN COLOR CANADA GEESE US $599.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-06-2012 10:27:39 PST Add to watch list

CANADA 2010 OLYMPICS $75 DOLLARS GOLD COIN COLOR FOUR HOST FIRST NATION US $599.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-06-2012 10:45:14 PST Add to watch list

CANADA 2010 OLYMPICS $75 DOLLARS GOLD COIN COLOR INUKSHUK US $599.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-06-2012 10:48:29 PST Add to watch list

CANADA 2010 OLYMPICS $75 DOLLARS GOLD COIN COLOR HOME OF THE 2010 OLYMPICS US $599.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-06-2012 10:55:39 PST Add to watch list

CANADA 2010 OLYMPICS $75 DOLLARS GOLD COIN COLOR MOOSE US $599.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-06-2012 10:59:06 PST Add to watch list

The Olympic Games take place every four years due to which the country that has the rights of hosting this spectacular event usually prints some type of commemorative coin. These coins that are usually made entirely of gold are termed ‘Olympic Coins’. Canada has been one of the leading countries of designing such Olympic coins. Although, the summer Olympics has only been held once in Canada, most numismatists agree that this was the event that led the Royal Canadian Mint to print the Olympic five and ten dollar coins in commemoration of these 1976 Olympic Games.

The Royal city of Vancouver has been awarded the rights to hold the 2010 winter Olympics and for this reason, the Royal Canadian Mint officially released the first coins dedicated to commemorative this prestigious event on 20th February 2008. This coin was an Olympic 25-cent coin that depicted a man snowboarding in front of the Maple Leaf. There were also one-ounce Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Gold Maple Leaf coins which were released, that contained 99.99% pure Gold bore a $50 face value. These 99.99% pure Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Gold Maple Leaf coins will become the first bullion gold coins manufactured to commemorate the Olympic Games. The 2009 issue of this Olympic Maple Leaf Gold coin is the second out of a three year series that started in 2008 and will continue until 2010, just before the Winter Olympics start. Some of these coins feature the inscription ‘Vancouver 2010’ along with an imprint of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Other coins bear a new interpretation of “inukshuk,” a stone sculpture which is a direct reference to the Inuit people in the northern Canadian plains of ice and snow.

Although, The Royal Canadian Mint has allowed the release of these coins, it is not the first time they have been authorized to do so. To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Olympic Games, The International Olympic Committee allowed for the issuing of a set of coins minted by Australia, Austria, France, Greece and Canada. The first set of three of these gold coins were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1992.