2019 Canadian D-Day 6-Coin Commemorative Collection ft $2 Coloured Remembrance Toonie Coin

2019 Canadian D-Day 6-Coin Commemorative Collection ft $2 Coloured Remembrance Toonie Coin

A must-have 75th D-Day commemoration

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.

Honour the soldiers who fought the Normandy Campaign with this six-coin collection. 

Features

A SIX-COIN SET: Your D-Day Commemorative Collector Keepsake includes the following Canadian 2019 circulation coins:
5-cent
10-cent
25-cent
$1
Two different versions (engraved-only and selectively coloured) of the new $2 D-Day Commemorative circulation coin
A SOLEMN CENTENARY: Our special-issue $2 coin honours the soldiers who fought the Normandy Campaign, and turned the tide towards victory the following year.
PERMANENT SECURITY FEATURE: Also included on the reverse of the $2 coins, the engraved maple leaves are both a symbol of Canada and a cutting-edge security feature that ensures the coin's authenticity.
KEEP THE MEMORY ALIVE: Each $2 coin is a collectible tribute to our combatants of the Second World War, and a pledge to always remember.

Special-themed $2 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 above the soldiers' helmets. At the bottom, the words REMEMBER/SOUVENIR flank 2019.

D-Day in Numbers

80 kilometres 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.

Packaging

2019 Canadian D-Day 6-Coin Commemorative Collection ft $2 Coloured Remembrance Toonie Coin is presented in a collector keepsake card.

Specifications

Face Value: Includes special D-Day $2 Coloured Remembrance Coin, $2 D-Day, $1, 25-Cent, 10-Cent, and 5-Cent coins.
Mintage: While Supplies Last
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Weight (g): -
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Finish: Circulation