PM unveils coins marking return of Winnipeg Jets

The Canadian Press

Posted: Oct 9, 2011 4:07 PM ET

Last Updated: Oct 9, 2011 4:04 PM ET

Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveils the new Winnipeg Jets 50 cent coin before Sunday's first NHL home hockey game of the Jets against the Montreal Canadiens in Winnipeg. (Todd Korol/Reuters)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled one of the two commemorative coins the Royal Canadian Mint is producing to mark the Winnipeg Jets' return to the NHL.

Harper is in Winnipeg Sunday for the season opener between the Jets and the Montreal Canadiens.

The mint is issuing a 50-cent piece and a pure silver $20 coin. The 50 cent coin is produced at the mint in Winnipeg and will sell for $14.95,while the $20 limited edition silver coin goes for $94.95.

There will be 15,000 produced, almost exactly the seating capacity of the MTS Centre where the Jets play.

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