Wait for Me, Daddy Coin P...
$6.97 USD
Archived
Wait for Me, Daddy Coin Pack (2014)
2014
Archived
Wait for Me, Daddy Coin Pack (2014)
2014
$6.97 USD
Masters Club:
100
Status: Shipping to Canada only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
Design based on the famous photograph! Receive five $2 coins for $10.00!
It is perhaps the most famous photograph taken in Canada during the Second World War: a five-year-old boy breaksaway from his mother's grasp to run after his father as he marches off to war. Taken in New Westminster, B.C. in the fall of 1940, "Wait forMe, Daddy" continues to resonate as a snapshot of the war's impact on Canadians and thepersonal sacrifices they made.
An ideal gift for war historian enthusiasts! Order yours today!
Special features:
• While supplies last! Purchase limit of 3 per customer!
• In a unique design, the image covers the entire coin.
• You receive five commemorative $2 coins for $10! No tax + free shipping*.
• Your coindesign was inspired by the famous "Wait for Me, Daddy" photograph and is a touching tribute to the individual contributions Canadians made to support the war effort at home and abroad.
• This striking coin commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Second World War, a conflict that had an immediate and long-lasting impact on Canadians.
• A thoughtful gift and a remarkable addition to any military or history-themed collection.
• Coin pack available for sale in Canada only.
Design:
Your coin's design is a reproduction of the iconic photograph known as "Wait for Me, Daddy," which was taken on October 1, 1940, in New Westminster, B.C. by photographer Claude Dettloff. The men ofthe B.C. Regiment, the Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles, form an impressive line as they march down the street. But the focus of the image is on the real and touching scene of one family that is sayinggoodbye. In the centre of the image field, a pale-haired young boy has broken free of his mother's grasp (at left) to reach out to his uniformed father (at right), who is marching off to war. The father has turned to smile at his son; shifting his rifle to the other hand, he reaches out to his son onelast time before they are to be separated by war.
Order your coin pack today!
* Lettermail only.
An ideal gift for war historian enthusiasts! Order yours today!
Special features:
• While supplies last! Purchase limit of 3 per customer!
• In a unique design, the image covers the entire coin.
• You receive five commemorative $2 coins for $10! No tax + free shipping*.
• Your coindesign was inspired by the famous "Wait for Me, Daddy" photograph and is a touching tribute to the individual contributions Canadians made to support the war effort at home and abroad.
• This striking coin commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Second World War, a conflict that had an immediate and long-lasting impact on Canadians.
• A thoughtful gift and a remarkable addition to any military or history-themed collection.
• Coin pack available for sale in Canada only.
Design:
Your coin's design is a reproduction of the iconic photograph known as "Wait for Me, Daddy," which was taken on October 1, 1940, in New Westminster, B.C. by photographer Claude Dettloff. The men ofthe B.C. Regiment, the Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles, form an impressive line as they march down the street. But the focus of the image is on the real and touching scene of one family that is sayinggoodbye. In the centre of the image field, a pale-haired young boy has broken free of his mother's grasp (at left) to reach out to his uniformed father (at right), who is marching off to war. The father has turned to smile at his son; shifting his rifle to the other hand, he reaches out to his son onelast time before they are to be separated by war.
Order your coin pack today!
* Lettermail only.
Specifications
Product Number
132618
Composition
outer ring: three-ply nickel finish plated steel; inner core: three-ply brass finish plated aluminum bronze
Weight
6.92 g
Edge
interrupted serrations
Face Value
2 dollars
Artist
Inspired by the iconic photograph known as “Wait for Me, Daddy,
” which was taken on October 1, 1940, in New Westmin
ster, B.C. by photographer Claude Dettloff. (reverse
), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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