
Archived
2 oz. Pure Gold Coin - Canadian Machine Gunner in Training - 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of
2014
Mintage 200
Archived
2 oz. Pure Gold Coin - Canadian Machine Gunner in Training - 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of
2014
Mintage 200
$3,624.37 USD
Masters Club:
52,000
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
RARE: A 2-ounce pure gold coin issue.
The economic hardships of the Great Depression had left Canada's military undermanned and unprepared for the onset of war, and its equipment was at risk of beingoutdated.
Thanks to a national recruitment drive, over 58,000 men and women enlisted by the month's end. Coastal defences were reinforced, militia regiments were mobilized and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP)–which would eventually train nearly half of the Commonwealth's air crews on Canadian soil–was implemented. In December, units of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division set sail from Halifaxto Britain–the first wave of Canadians who would serve overseas until the war's end in 1945.
Meanwhile, Canada's economy adapted quickly to the war effort and transformed the country into an economic power. New industries were created while existing factories converted to the production of wartime materials. Thousandsof airplanes, ships, vehicles, guns and ammunition would be produced by factories in Canada, which became the fourth largest supplier among the Allied countries.
A striking addition to any military or history-themed collection! Order yours today!
Special features:
• RARE COIN SIZE: Only the second time the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a full 2-ounce 99.99% pure gold coin at a sizable 42 mm diameter.
• This beautifully detailed 250-dollar coin commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Second World War–a conflict that had an immediate and long-lasting impact on Canada and the world.
• The coin's depiction of agunner in training pays tribute to those who servedin the Canadian Army during the Second World War.
• An eye-catching coin rendered with the Royal Canadian Mint's world-class artistry and the skilful melding of design and engraving.
• This coin is 99.99% pure gold.
• Limited mintage worldwide of only200.
• Your coin is GST/HST exempt.
Design:
Your coin presents a side-profile of a Canadian machine gun regiment during training. At left, a private is seated as he steadies a tripod-mounted Vickers machine gun, while a sergeant stands above him and directs the private's attention to a target in the distance. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.
Order your coin today!
Thanks to a national recruitment drive, over 58,000 men and women enlisted by the month's end. Coastal defences were reinforced, militia regiments were mobilized and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP)–which would eventually train nearly half of the Commonwealth's air crews on Canadian soil–was implemented. In December, units of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division set sail from Halifaxto Britain–the first wave of Canadians who would serve overseas until the war's end in 1945.
Meanwhile, Canada's economy adapted quickly to the war effort and transformed the country into an economic power. New industries were created while existing factories converted to the production of wartime materials. Thousandsof airplanes, ships, vehicles, guns and ammunition would be produced by factories in Canada, which became the fourth largest supplier among the Allied countries.
A striking addition to any military or history-themed collection! Order yours today!
Special features:
• RARE COIN SIZE: Only the second time the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a full 2-ounce 99.99% pure gold coin at a sizable 42 mm diameter.
• This beautifully detailed 250-dollar coin commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Second World War–a conflict that had an immediate and long-lasting impact on Canada and the world.
• The coin's depiction of agunner in training pays tribute to those who servedin the Canadian Army during the Second World War.
• An eye-catching coin rendered with the Royal Canadian Mint's world-class artistry and the skilful melding of design and engraving.
• This coin is 99.99% pure gold.
• Limited mintage worldwide of only200.
• Your coin is GST/HST exempt.
Design:
Your coin presents a side-profile of a Canadian machine gun regiment during training. At left, a private is seated as he steadies a tripod-mounted Vickers machine gun, while a sergeant stands above him and directs the private's attention to a target in the distance. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.
Order your coin today!
Specifications
Product Number
130577
Mintage
200
Composition
99.99% pure gold
Weight
62.34 g
Edge
serrated
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
250 dollars
Finish
proof
Artist
Silvia Pecota (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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