Description
D-day, also known as Operation Overlord and the Normandy invasion, is one of the most pivotal wartime operations of the Allied Forces and Canada’s air force, army, and navy played a key role in its success.
Celebrate this significant wartime success with this 2019 Special Edition Silver Dollar Proof 75th Anniversary of D-Day Set. The design on the commemorative proof dollar was created by Tony Bianco and it depicts the tension and drama of the wartime event.
Special Features:
• A bestseller since 1937, the annual proof set is a collector favourite.
• Includes a selectively gold-plated version of the 2019 Proof Dollar that is only available as part of this set.
• On the proof dollar, the reverse image features a first-person view of the Canadian landings at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), while dots and dashes represent the letter V (for “Victory”) in Morse code.
Packaging:
Book-style packaging with removable lens and serialized certificate. CD lens concept with genuine leather outer cover and black beauty box.
Specifications:
Face Value: Proof dollar
Composition: 99.99% pure silver with selective gold plating
Weight: 23.17 g
Diameter: 36.07 mm
Edge: Reeded
Artist: Tony Bianco (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 2 dollars
Composition: 99.99% pure silver with gold plated inner core
Weight: 9.0 g
Diameter: 28.0mm
Edge: Interrupted serrations
Artist: Brent Townsend (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 1 dollar
Composition: 99.99% pure silver, gold plated
Weight: 7.89 g
Diameter: 26.50 mm 11-sided
Edge: Plain
Artist: Robert-Ralph Carmichael (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 50 cents
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 9.25 g
Diameter: 27.13 mm
Edge: Reeded
Artist: Cathy Bursey-Sabourin (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 25 cents
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 6.0 g
Diameter: 23.88 mm
Edge: Reeded
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 10 cents
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 2.45 g
Diameter: 18.05 mm
Edge: Reeded
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 5 cents
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Weight: 5.40 g
Diameter: 21.20 mm
Edge: Plain
Artist: Thomas Shingles (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
