2019 Proof Set with D-Day Commemorative Silver Dollar plus an Original Five-Cent 1944 Coin
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Product Overview
This proof set features spectacular double-struck proof versions of all Canada's circulation coins, plus a half-dollar coin and a pure silver commemorative dollar. The silver dollar marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day showing Canadian soldiers landing on Juno Beach. Denominations include the five-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, 50-cent, loon-style dollar, commemorative silver dollar and two-dollar coins. The commemorative silver dollar coin is further enhanced with selective colour. Also included with this set is an original 1944 five cent coin.
About the Proof Dollar Design
June 6, 1944 will forever be remembered as "D-Day," and this commemorative silver dollar marks the 75th anniversary of the historic landing of Canadian soldiers on Juno Beach as part of Operation Overlord. Through extreme bravery of Canadian and other Allied forces, the successful landing on the beaches of Normandy, France would quickly turn the tide of the war. This 2019 fine silver dollar re-creates a moment caught on film when the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment landed on the Nan Red portion of Juno Beach. Canadian infantry soldiers are seen in full battle gear as they disembark from a landing craft assault vehicle and make their way to the beach and into heavy enemy fire. In the foreground, one soldier looks back at the viewer, and a hand is on the soldier's back in a gesture of encouragement as the soldiers follow each other into the low Atlantic tide. In the sky above the letter "V" for "Victory" appears in Morse code.
Original 1944 Five-Cent Coin
War demands for copper and zinc forced a suspension in the use of tombac for the five-cent piece and the institution of plated steel. The steel was plated with nickel and then returned to the plating tank for a very thin plating of chromium. The chromium was hard and helped retard wear. It was necessary to plate the strips prior to the blanks being punched out; this resulted in the edges being unplated and vulnerable to rusting.
• Mintage: 15,000
Includes:
• 2019 D-Day Special Edition Proof Set
About the Proof Dollar Design
June 6, 1944 will forever be remembered as "D-Day," and this commemorative silver dollar marks the 75th anniversary of the historic landing of Canadian soldiers on Juno Beach as part of Operation Overlord. Through extreme bravery of Canadian and other Allied forces, the successful landing on the beaches of Normandy, France would quickly turn the tide of the war. This 2019 fine silver dollar re-creates a moment caught on film when the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment landed on the Nan Red portion of Juno Beach. Canadian infantry soldiers are seen in full battle gear as they disembark from a landing craft assault vehicle and make their way to the beach and into heavy enemy fire. In the foreground, one soldier looks back at the viewer, and a hand is on the soldier's back in a gesture of encouragement as the soldiers follow each other into the low Atlantic tide. In the sky above the letter "V" for "Victory" appears in Morse code.
Original 1944 Five-Cent Coin
War demands for copper and zinc forced a suspension in the use of tombac for the five-cent piece and the institution of plated steel. The steel was plated with nickel and then returned to the plating tank for a very thin plating of chromium. The chromium was hard and helped retard wear. It was necessary to plate the strips prior to the blanks being punched out; this resulted in the edges being unplated and vulnerable to rusting.
• Mintage: 15,000
Includes:
• 2019 D-Day Special Edition Proof Set
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