1980 Moncton, NB, Air Canada Silver Broom Curling Championship Dollar Token

1980 Moncton, NB, Air Canada Silver Broom Curling Championship Dollar Token

The 1980 Air Canada Silver Broom men's world curling championship was held from March 24 to 29 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The winner was Canada, with a perfect 9-win streak, followed by Norway and Switzerland tied with 7 wins each.

This souvenir 1980 dollar celebrates the 1980 Silver Broom with an amusing image of a lobster holding a broom on the obverse. The reverse shows a map of the Atlantic provinces.