Quote Originally Posted by KenWP View Post
Because our $1 coin has the picture of a Loon on it and being a gold colour silver dosn't work anymore. So Loonie it became. The $2 coin then became a Toonie because of that. Out French teacher actually comes from France abd he had never heard the term. He can't read many newspapers becasue they all mention it as a Loonie from day one.
Some people say it's because there's a picture of one one both sides.