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2015 5-Cent Fine Silver Coin – Legacy of the Canadian Nickel: The Victory Coin
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Royal Canadian Mint
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Product Description
2015 5-Cent Fine Silver Coin – Legacy of the Canadian Nickel: The Victory Coin
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- The Victory coin is the third in the six-coin Legacy of the Canadian Nickel series, which revisits the 5-cent coin designs that were produced by the Royal Canadian Mint throughout its history.
- This coin’s 40-millimetre diameter makes it nearly double the size of the original, allowing for a larger canvas to showcase the intricately detailed design that is further enhanced by multiple finishes.
- This proof coin is 99.99% pure silver, with selective gold plating.
DESIGN:
The reverse design recreates Thomas Shingle’s 1943 Victory design of Canada’s 5-cent coin. The master engraver’s original design is recreated and enhanced with multiple finishes, an updated bilingual Morse code message and selective gold plating. Double the size of its original, this replica allows the viewer to glimpse the intricately engraved flaming torch in the centre, which represents the sacrifice made by Canadians at home and on the battlefields of the Second World War. Behind it, the “V” has a double meaning as both a representation of Sir Winston Churchill’s famous V for Victory sign and as the Roman number for the coin’s face value. Two maple leaves stand on either side of the V. Along the original coin’s 12 flat edges, the rallying cry “We Win When We Work Willingly” was engraved in Morse code and has been replicated here along this coin’s round rim updated to also include the message in French; also engraved on the reverse are the word “CANADA” and the year “2015”. The obverse features the effigy of King George VI, who was the reigning monarch at the time of the Victory coin’s first issue by Thomas Humphrey.
SPECIFICATIONS:
No: 135340
Mintage: 8,500
Material: Pure Silver (99.99%)
Finish: Proof with gold plating
Weight: 31.83g
Diameter: 40mm
Edge: Serrated
Certificate: Serialized
Face Value: 5 Cents