2004 Canada Special Edition the Poppy Proof Silver Dollar
You get Coin, Red leatherette hinged display box, COA and
Box
Coin Specifications:
Mintage 25,000
Composition: 99.99% Silver
Weight (g): 25.17
Diameter (mm): 36.07
Finish: Proof
Edge: Reeded
About this commemorative
When John McCrae wrote the famous words, "In Flanders
fields the poppies blow" only destiny knew the impact his words would have
on the world. A voice for the anguish McCrae must have felt as he witnessed the
horrors of war, In Flanders Fields (1915) also became the voice for the
poppy-the humble, blood-red flower that grew to become Canada's quintessential
symbol of remembrance.
This was not the first time a link between the poppy and war
had been made. A century earlier, a writer during the Napoleonic wars noted how
the battlefields became covered with poppies once the fighting was over.
Now with the First World War, the battles that took place in
Flanders infused the soil with lime that enabled the poppy to thrive in a
landscape of destruction. Nature could not have selected a more fitting symbol
to solemnize a soldier's ultimate sacrifice. For McCrae, the poppy was a
life-changing sight. Today, it's a powerful reminder that inspires thousands of
people across Canada and increasingly throughout North America to honor the men
and women who have given their lives for freedom.