2019 Canada Special Edition Proof Set: 75th Anniversary of D-Day

Product Details

This Special Edition Proof Set brings together Canada’s 2019 circulation coins and a set-exclusive piece: a selectively colored version of our 2019 Proof Dollar. They came by sea.

On June 6, 1944, about 14,000 Canadians stormed Juno Beach during the Allied landings in Normandy. Stepping out of their landing craft, Canadian troops came under heavy enemy fire as they fought to come ashore but success on D-Day was only the beginning of a hard-fought campaign.

Set Highlights: Contains 7 different coins, each varying in size with a total Silver content in the set of 2 ounces. This set comes in a genuine leather book-style packaging.

Obverse: Features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. Reverse: All reverses vary by denomination.

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Selectively colored to resemble a black-and-white photograph, the reverse image by Tony Bianco steps back in time to the morning of June 6, 1944, as the first wave of Canadian troops storms Juno Beach. The scene shares the same inspiration as the Juno Beach Center Association’s D-Day anniversary logo; it re-creates a moment caught on film when the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment landed on Nan Red Beach (La Rive Plage).

An infantry soldier has a strained expression on his face after surveying what lies ahead—this is his first real combat experience. A reassuring pat is a touching moment of humanity and a gesture of solidarity amid enemy fire and fear.

But the gold-colored wedding ring is also a reminder of the cost of war, of loved ones back home. In the sky above, a sequence of dots and dashes represent the letter V (for “Victory”) in Morse code; they allude to the radio broadcasts that announced the Allied landings that day.