Канада. Монета "Освобождение Нидерландов"

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Монета

Страна: Канада

Номинал: 20 долларов

Год выпуска: 2020

Размер: 38,0 мм

Гурт: рубчатый

Металл: серебро 999 пробы

Масса: 31,39 гр.

Тираж: 7500 шт.









Design:
Designed by artist Pandora Young, the reverse features a child's eye  view of the Liberation of the Netherlands in the spring of 1945.  Standing in a crowd of cheering Dutch civilians, a young girl offers a  tulip to the Canadian infantryman seated on the carrier, while others  have climbed onboard to celebrate freedom. The obverse features the  effigy of King George VI by T. H. Paget and a Victory privy mark.

"I'm so honoured to be working on the Liberation of the  Netherlands coin because of the special relationship Canada shares with  the Dutch. I grew up in rural Ontario with a high Dutch immigrant  population and I remember the harrowing stories my friends would tell me  of their grandparents struggling to survive under the Occupation. Those  stories stayed with me. On an artistic level, I was thrilled to get  this project because of the technical challenges of sculpting children's  faces. A child's face is plump and full of expression, and when you add  the architecture in the background, this coin has it all. Really, it  was a wonderful exercise in sculpting a layered relief despite having a  height of only 0.35 mm to achieve this scene." Matt Bowen: Engraver

"Having been in Amsterdam on Remembrance Day and Liberation Day  in 2019, I was struck by the stoicism and solemnity of the Dutch people  when looking back on the Occupation. They acknowledge the past and learn  from it, passing the lessons down to each new generation. Still today,  they have a great respect for the Canadians, Americans, Polish, and  British who contributed to the Liberation." Jamie Desrochers: Product Manager


1 oz. Pure Silver Coin - Second World War Battlefront Series: The Liberation of the Netherlands - Mintage: 7,500 (2020) | The Royal Canadian Mint

Your coin pays tribute to the Canadian Army and to the people of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Order today

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