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2019 (1944- ) Canada $2 Engraved D-Day 75th Anniversary Remembrance Toonie
Uncirculated Coin from Special Wrap Roll
Coin carefully extracted from
original wrapped roll and placed into protective coin holder. Image are stock
photos but is an accurate represented of the item you will receive
Share Canada's D-Day legacy with this special roll of
coloured $2 circulation coins
Each coin is a precious keepsake honoring the 14,000
Canadians who were among the 150,000 Allied troops that landed on June 6, 1944,
and salutes the forces that supported them by air and sea.
Features
A MUST-HAVE 75TH D-DAY COMMEMORATION
COIN: A lasting tribute to anyone
who has served in the Canadian military.
HONOUR THE COURAGE OF THOSE WHO SERVE: The Engraved and Engraved coloured $2 Toonie coins is the latest issue
(2019) in the Royal Canadian Mint's proud tradition of honoring Canada's rich
military heritage with special commemorative designs on the $2 circulation
coin.
Design
Your riveting coin design by Canadian artist Alan Daniel is
charged with tense anticipation as Canadian soldiers peer from their landing
craft en route to Juno Beach. This compelling landing craft perspective extends
beyond the inner core to the outer ring where naval and air forces support the
Allied landings. D-DAY/LE JOUR J is engraved above the soldiers' helmets. At
the bottom, the words REMEMBER/SOUVENIR flank 2019.
"D-Day" is military shorthand to ensure the dates for field missions
remain secret. The letter "H" was also used for "hour",
e.g. D-2 would mean two days before D-Day, while H+3 would indicate 3 hours
after H-Hour. It is unclear how the invasion of June 6, 1944 became known as
"D-Day." Its official name was "Operation Neptune."
Innovative tanks were developed to ensure victory on D-Day and throughout the
Normandy Campaign. The Sherman DD could swim; the Sherman Crab had chain mail
that would spin to detonate mines and shred barbed wire; the Churchill Bobbin
lay matting on sand; and the Churchill Fascine filled enemy trenches with
brushwood.
Supplying the troops after D-Day and throughout the Normandy Campaign was a
massive undertaking. Portable docking facilities were built to ensure ships
could deliver food, medical supplies, weapons and troops to the European
continent. A long underwater pipeline called "Pluto" (Pipe Lines Under
the Ocean) was also built to carry fuel from England to Normandy.
D-Day
in Numbers
80 kilometers of heavily defended Normandy coast was the target invasion zone
on D-Day
5 German-occupied beaches code-named Sword, Gold (assigned to the British
forces), Juno (Canadians), Omaha and Utah (Americans) were captured
450+ Canadians parachuted inland before dawn on June 6th to flank the
landings
14,000 Canadian troops came ashore as part of the 150,000 Allied assault force
10,000 sailors and 110 ships from the Royal Canadian Navy (including
destroyers, corvettes, minesweepers, landing ships and landing craft) were
among the 7,000 Allied vessels that supported the landings
55 Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons earned the Battle Honour Normandy 1944 as
part of an Allied Air offensive that included 4,000 bombers plus some 3,700
fighters and fighter-bombers that attacked prior to D-Day, during the landings,
and throughout the campaign
359 Canadians lost their lives on D-Day, with the total number of Canadian
fatalities rising to more than 5,000 by the end of the campaign.
Limited
to a mintage of three million coins, two million will feature color. Owning one of each ensures both versions are part of your
collection—a complete set!
Specifications
Face
Value: 2 Dollar
Mintage: 1,000,000
Composition: Outer ring: three-ply finish
plated steel, Inner: brass plated aluminum bronze)
Weight (g): 6.99
Diameter (mm): 28
Edge: Interrupted serrations
Artist: Alan Daniel (reverse),
Susanna Blunt (obverse)