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Coin Roll in Original Wrap, Perfect for Collectors!

Coin Roll in Original Wrap, Perfect for Collectors!

Coin Roll in Original Wrap, Perfect for Collectors!

Since its creation in 1972, more than 4,700 men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces have been appointed to the Order of Military Merit. With this fine silver coin, the Royal Canadian Mint proudly commemorates the 45th anniversary of one of...

In war, triumph often comes with sacrifice and loss—a sentiment embodied by the mournful statue “Canada” found at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. On the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, this fine silver coin...

On the morning of July 1, 1916, the 1st Newfoundland Regiment advanced upon enemy lines near the French village of Beaumont-Hamel; within a half-hour, all but 68 of the 801-man regiment were cut down by enemy fire during one of the costliest days of the...

During the Second World War, Canada played an important role in protecting convoys from the U-boat threat that lurked in the Atlantic; but in 1942, the U-boat intrusion into Canadian waters suddenly transformed them into an additional theatre of war...

Signed into existence on December 17, 1939, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) put Canada at the forefront of one of history’s largest multinational aviation training programs. During the Second World War, over 130,000 air crew...

The year 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the poem In Flanders Fields, which was written by Canadian physician Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae amid the horrors of the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915. Through his hauntingly poignant poem, McCrae...

In the summer of 1914, the Royal Canadian Navy was still in its infancy when the looming threat of war sparked fears of an enemy naval threat to Canada’s lengthy coastline. The addition of two new submarines to the Royal Canadian Navy’s fleet...

With this stunning fine silver coin, the Royal Canadian Mint commemorates the crucial role played by the 12,000 men and women who served throughout the Second World War in Canada’s Merchant Navy. From the first day of the war to its last, these...

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Italian Campaign, this intricately detailed limited edition coin offers a glimpse of the fierce fighting and tremendous peril faced by Canadian soldiers during the Allied invasion of Sicily and...