The Canadian Toonie, also spelled as Twonie and Twoonie, is the name of the Canadian two-dollar coin first released on February 19, 1996. It is a combination of two and loonie, the Canadian dollar coin. The obverse of the coin has a picture of Queen Elizabeth II and the reverse has a picture of a polar bear.

The coin consists an outer ring and an inner core. The outer ring is 99% nickel and the inner core is 92% copper, 6% aluminum, and 2% nickel. When the coin was first released, people would do what is known as toonie popping. This is when you separate the coin by striking it hard or freezing it ( the inner core would shrink more than the outer ring).

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