2018 ARMISTICE COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTOR CARD KEEPSAKE – ROYAL CANADIAN MINT
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The 2018 $2 circulation coin commemorates the centennial of the Armistice of 1918, an agreement for peace after the four long, mud-soaked years of the First World War (1914-1918). Twice featured in this collection, the special issue is an expression of a nation’s gratitude for peace — a memento to honour the legacy of the combatants whose contributions we collectively remember every November 11.
SPECIAL FEATURES
DESIGN
The reverse image by Canadian artist Laurie McGaw marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918 with a poignant pairing of two symbols of remembrance. Within the brass-plated inner core, a soldier’s helmet represents the end of the First World War and serves as a solemn reminder of the many lives lost during history’s first mechanized war. Below the helmet lies a large poppy, the official bloom of remembrance inspired by the Canadian poem In Flanders Fields, and whose bright scarlet colour is re-created on selectively coloured versions of the $2 coin. To represent English and French, two more poppies are engraved on the nickel-plated outer ring, which includes a banner bearing the bilingual words “REMEMBER”, “SOUVENIR” and the year “2018”. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
SPECIFICATIONS
No: 169085
Mintage: WSL
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