2020 $25 Fine Silver Coin Toronto Raptors 25th Season [175716]

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About 2020 $25 Fine Silver Coin Toronto Raptors 25th Season [175716]

Celebrate the heritage of the Toronto Raptors!

Toronto was added to the NBA roster in the 1995-1996 season’an expansion that included two Canadian teams. Since 2001-2002, when the Vancouver Grizzlies were relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, the Raptors have been Canada’s only NBA team. Despite this seemingly solitary state, they have managed to host some of the league’s biggest superstars and have broken NBA records for attendance.

With a fanbase that stretches from coast to coast to coast, the Raptors truly are Canada’s team.? Commemorate 25 amazing seasons with this officially licensed Canadian coin.

KEY SPECIAL FEATURES:

• This fine silver coin depicts the Classic Raptors logo, as it appeared in their first season.
• A unique and exclusive keepsake to commemorate the heritage of this amazing team.
• Celebrate the milestone 25^th

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Celebrate the 25^th season of the Toronto Raptors with a coin featuring its classic logo from 1995-1996 inaugural season!
• Unique design: This fine silver coin features a full-colour original Raptors logo backed by a stylized rendition of the basketball from the logo.
• An excellent addition to your Raptors fan collection and a unique addition to a coin collection featuring sports or Canadiana.
• Low mintage of only 8,500 coins’ sure to be a hit and sell quickly among the Raptors’ large fan base.
• Every package includes an NBA authenticity hologram.

DID YOU KNOW?

• The 2018-2019 season marked the Raptors’ first in the NBA finals.
• Basketball’s origins are Canadian. Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891. The first-ever NBA game was played in Toronto in 1921.

DESIGN

This fine 99.99% pure silver coin features on its reverse the original Toronto Raptors logo from 1995-96 to the 2007-08 season. The reverse is coloured in the logo’s original red, purple, black, and silver. The logo is set against a stylized rendition of the basketball featured in the logo. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.