2019 Canada D-Day Commemorative Collector Keepsake Set

2019 Canada D-Day Commemorative Collector Keepsake Set

D-Day is one of the Allies's most pivotal wartime operations and Canada's air force, army, and navy played a key role in its success. They made a substantial sacrifice to regain critical ground in Western Europe. This historic event is preserved in this 2019 D-Day Commemorative Collector Keepsake Set, a great addition to your collection if you enjoy wartime history.

What thoughts go through a soldier's mind in the moments before battle? This riveting coin takes you aboard a landing craft where Canadian soldiers are peering over the ramp as they approach the coast of Normandy (France) on D-Day. Their mission: to establish a beachhead at Juno Beach. For months prior, Allied aircraft bombed German installations along the heavily defended coast in preparation for the arrival of a massive invasion force—150,000 Allied troops that came ashore on June 6, 1944. Among them, 14,000 Canadians who secured their beachhead (Juno) before moving to capture German positions further inland. On D-Day alone, 359 Canadians lost their lives, and by the time Paris was liberated on August 25th, more than 5,000 Canadians had made the ultimate sacrifice to regain critical ground for the Allies in Western Europe.

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 above the soldiers' helmets. At the bottom, the words REMEMBER/SOUVENIR flank 2019.

Specifications:
Item Number: 174205
Mintage: 100,000
Finish: Circulation

Face Value: $2 (coloured)
Composition: Outer ring: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel; Inner core: Three-ply brass finish plated aluminum bronze
Weight: 6.99 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Edge: Interrupted serrations
Artist: Alan Daniel (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Face Value: $2 (non-coloured)
Composition: Outer ring: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel; Inner core: Three-ply brass finish plated aluminum bronze
Weight: 6.99 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Edge: Interrupted serrations
Artist: Alan Daniel (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Face Value: $1
Composition: Three-ply brass plated steel
Weight: 6.27 g
Diameter: 26.50 mm (11-sided)
Edge: Plain
Artist: Robert-Ralph Carmichael (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Face Value: 25-cents
Composition: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight: 4.4 g
Diameter: 23.88 mm
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Face Value: 10-cents
Composition: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight: 1.75 g
Diameter: 18.03 mm
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Face Value: 5-cents
Composition: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight: 3.95 g
Diameter: 21.20 mm
Edge: Plain
Artist: G.E. Kruger Gray (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Special Features:
• A must-have 75th D-Day commemoration, and a lasting tribute to anyone who has served in the Canadian military.
• Honour the courage of those who serve. The latest issue in the Royal Canadian Mint’s proud tradition of honouring Canada’s rich military heritage with special commemorative designs on the $2 circulation coin.
• A six-coin set. This set of 2019 coins includes Canada’s 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent and $1 circulation coins AND two different versions (engraved-only and selectively coloured) of the special-themed $2 coin.

Packaging:
Keepsake gift card packaging