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5 Cents - Elizabeth II D-Day

2004 year
Silver (.925) 5.3 g 21.3 mm
Description
Issuer
Canada
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2004
Value
5 Cents 0.05 CAD = USD 0.037
Currency
Dollar (1858-date)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
5.3 g
Diameter
21.3 mm
Thickness
1.85 mm
Shape
Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#95439
Rarity index
73%

Reverse

Victory design used on the 1944 nickel, with double date 1944 2004

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CANADA
1944 V 2004
CENTS
TS

Engraver: Christie Paquet

Designer: Thomas Shingles

Edge

Plain

Comment

Silver content: 4.9 g or 0.158 tr oz

On June 6, 1944, 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed on Juno Beach. The battle was fierce, but the Canadians succeeded in establishing a Canadian beachhead before capturing Saint-Aubin, Courseulles and Berniers. A Canadian regiment made a 15-kilometre incursion inland - the only Allied unit to reach its final objective. With victory on D-Day, the end of the war was in sight.

Now, 60 years later, you can salute the courage of Canada's heroes with the 2004 sterling silver five-cent coin. Loaded with historical significance, its design is a replica of the tombac five-cent coin that was issued to replace the traditional nickel during the war. It features Winston Churchill's famous V for Victory with a torch. The coin's edge bears the Morse code message "We Win When We Work Willingly". Also included is an exclusive bronze medallion featuring the same D-Day design, but on the obverse with an effigy from that historic period. This is the portrait of His Majesty King George VI, the monarch who symbolically stood up to Winston Churchill by refusing to leave Buckingham Palace. Courage in the face of adversityAutomatically translated

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Canadian 5 Cents - Elizabeth II (D-Day) 2004 silver coin is that it has a very low mintage of only 20,000 coins, making it a rare and sought-after collector's item.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2004  20019 - - - - - -

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