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"Toonie" is an unofficial name for Canada's two-dollar coin; it is a portmanteau word combining the number "two" with the name of the loonie, the one-dollar coin that pre-dated it. The toonie is a bi-metallic coin which bears an image of a polar bear on the reverse.
When the coin was introduced a number of nicknames were suggested. Runners up included the 'bearly' and the 'doubloonie'.
In many circles the coin is also known as 'The Queen with the Bear Behind' a play on word, suggesting that the Queen shows her 'bare' behind on the coin.
