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This circulation toonie was just approved on June 3rd so we probably won't see it for another couple of months or so, but just wanted to let everyone know in advance. A highly appropriate commemorative -- "The Royal Canadian Mint ( RCM) wishes to produce a commemorative $2 circulation coin honouring Canada's veterans on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Canada's leadership role in the Battle of the Atlantic (Second World War)......This Order authorizes the RCM to produce a commemorative $2 circulation coin depicting a sailor manning an anti-aircraft gun on the deck of a Canadian warship during the Second World War. In the background are two Merchant Navy ships that are part of the same convoy and a Canadian-made Bristol Beaufighter aircraft. http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/...s122-eng.php |
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Now, what was that about interest in circulation coins? ;)
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WildflowerAB thanks for the information. Appreciate it. Will watch for its release.
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The $2 is a tough "canvas".
I thought the 2012 HMS Shannon was spectacular. Let's hope the design for this one is as great.
Edited by dialog_gvf
06/17/2016 11:44 pm
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As a WWII history buff I'm very much looking forward to this. I'd hope it will see a 5-pack FV release.
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Thanks for that WildflowerAB.
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I don't understand though what it's the 75th anniversary of.
The Battle of The Atlantic began in 1939 and ended in 1945.
This coin should have been issued two years ago, why were veterans of this battle ignored 'til now?
It was 1943 when Canada took command of the operations in the western North Atlantic.
What particularly happened in 1941 that this coin celebrates.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Looking forward to this release, thanks for posting Wildflower! Interesting to see some of the legal side of the approval process.
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I for one am glad that at least the theme has relevance to Canada, unlike some recent releases which commemorate cartoons and comic book characters.
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I don't understand though what it's the 75th anniversary of.
The Battle of The Atlantic began in 1939 and ended in 1945.
I agree, I also wondered how anyone came up with a 75th anniversary of a historic occurrence that lasted more than 2000 days. No specific commemorative was listed on the own govt's website for 2016. http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1384875...384875741518However it appears the Navy recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the Bismark earlier this year so I'm thinking this toonie marks that event, somewhat whitewashing the details in a politically correct fashion so as not to be offensive to the nationality of the opposing forces. http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry...arck-battle/Quote:
I for one am glad that at least the theme has relevance to Canada, unlike some recent releases which commemorate cartoons and comic book characters.
Me too. I've long been of the opinion that's one big difference between us and our US cousins across the border. We have a strong tendency to erase our history if it doesn't exactly jive with current views in today's society, as if our past history was some sort of embarrassing blemish. It also gives a false perception that we are ultimately wiser today than our foolish forefathers of yesterday, somewhat an attitude of arrogance as if we've achieved some sort of utopian state of existence.... It would be interesting to ask young people on the street what they believed WW2 was about. Edited by wildflowerAB
06/18/2016 08:18 am
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Thanks wildflowerAB for this update on this new future release. As an avid Toonie collector, I look forward to getting this.
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WildflowerAB, good call on the sinking of the Bismarck, seems the most likely explanation.
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Although my dad fought in WW2, in the army, he never talked about his experience hardly at all. But I have often read, that overseas, Canadians were well respected. Here's an example pertaining to the navy: "Sub-Lieutenant Stuart E. Paddon, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, was also aboard Prince of Wales as the ship's radar officer. By the end of 1940, Paddon was one of 40 RCNVR radar officers in the British fleet assigned to large ships such as cruisers and battleships. Indeed, Canadian radar officers were so ubiquitous in the RN that when one British cruiser captain received a British radar officer, he complained to the Admiralty that he wanted a real radar officer, "A Canadian!" It is unknown how many other Canadian radar officers were with the Home Fleet or with Force H (the British naval formation based in Gibraltar) in the spring of 1941, but they would have been common. By 1941, there were also a few Canadian pilots on British aircraft carriers." https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/...he-bismarck/ |
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That is so cool.
My uncle was honoured many years ago as he shot 9 enemy aircraft out of the sky as a gunner.
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