"We win when we work willingly."
Our Second World War: Battlefront seriesends with a special tribute to all the Canadians and Newfoundlanderswho fought on the battlefronts of the world, and to those who supported their efforts from the homefront. Victory requires sacrifices of many kinds, andthat's what this intricately engraved design represents. The bold "V" and the flaming torch from the 1943-45 Victory Nickel are echoes of our past and express a desire to never forget. Completing the maple leaf-shaped arrangement are the geometric forms that represent the different backgrounds (cultural, ethnic, linguistic) of the men and women who served, as well as their contributions to victory 75 years ago.

A stunning coin design that commemorates Victory in Europe. An ideal gift for a military historian. Order today.

• COMPLETE THE SERIES: Our multi-year Battlefront: Second World War series ends with this tenth coin, which commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Allied victoryin Europe (1945).
• CUTTING-EDGE ENGRAVING: From bold lines to low relief, we combined cutting-edge engraving techniques to create a luminous design that is deeply meaningful. Take the coin and tilt it in your hand to see how the engraving plays with light – the effect is striking!
• EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: We put a new spin on a classic coin from that era: the 1943-45 Victory nickel designed by Thomas Shingles. Modern elements reflect our current view ofthe war, with various shapes that represent different people and perspectives. And it all comes together to form the shape of a maple leaf.
• PACKAGING COMPLETES THE TIMELINE: This coin's packaging matches all other coins in the series. Collect each coin in the series and place the custom beauty boxes spine to spine—they form a complete timeline of Canada's major military engagements in the Second World War.
• Coin #1: The Battle of Britain
• Coin #2: The Battle of Hong Kong
• Coin #3: The Dieppe Raid
• Coin #4: The Bombing War
• Coin #5: The Battle of the Atlantic
• Coin #6: The Invasion of Sicily
• Coin #7: The Normandy Campaign
• Coin #8: The Battle of the Scheldt
• Coin #9: The Liberation of the Netherlands
• Coin #10: Victory in Europe
• REMEMBERING THE PAST: From its design to its composition, the now-iconic 1943-45 Victory Nickel's design is a snapshot of the Royal Canadian Mint during the war years. It is our way of paying tribute to those who served and those who supported their efforts.
• A PRESENT-DAY TIME CAPSULE: Pass the torch to the next generation and share this snapshot of remembrance in 2020. The coin design is the ultimate showcase of today's cutting-edge engraving techniques.
• EFFIGY OF KING GEORGE VI: All Second World War: Battlefront coins feature the effigy of King George VI by T.H. Paget.
• INCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE: The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
• 1 OZ. PURE SILVER: Your coin is crafted from one ounce of 99.99% pure silver!
• LIMITED WORLDWIDE MINTAGE: Only 7,500 coins will be made availableworldwide.
• NO GST/HST!

Design:
Set against a sunburst, the reverse design by Canadian artist Jamie Desrochers offers a modern take on the 1943-45 Victory Nickel designed by Thomas Shingles. Theoriginal "V" for Victory and the torch symbol of sacrifice have been updated to represent the new generations who are carrying the torch of remembrance on the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War ("1945" and "2020"). The two maple leaves from the wartime coin play a larger role in this design, where a large mapleleaf in the background subtly unifies the maple leaf-shaped arrangement of geometric shapes. The formsrepresent different peoples, races, cultures and the varied backgrounds of the men and women who contributed to the Allied victory in 1945. The obverse features the effigy of King George VI by T.H. Paget and a Victory privy mark.

"This coin gives you the best our engraving techniques have to offer today. With its symbolic torch, the Victory Nickel is one of our most recognizable commemorative circulation coins. I decided to take its statement literally, and create a legacy of remembrance that can be passed on to the next generation. My hope is that future generations will pick up the torch that was handed down byThomas Shingles and entrusted to me for this brief moment, and that they will someday make it their own." Jamie Desrochers:Artist

A generation's legacy:
They patrolled our coastline, defended the skies over theUnited Kingdom and fought advancing enemy forces in the Pacific.
They took the harsh lessons learned at Dieppe and applied them successfully to the landings in Normandy. They were the faces of freedom as they pushed into Occupied Europe – first in Sicily and Italy, then in Northwest Europe. And they never ceased their efforts to protect vital supply routes from the deadly U-boat menace.

From its tombac composition to the way it was engraved, the Victory nickel is a window to an era in which the war effort impacted every aspect of society in Canada and in Newfoundland, which became Canada's tenth province in 1949.

Today, the generation that served in the Second World War is passing the torch of remembrance to new generations of Canadians. To express our gratitude for the sacrifices and achievements of the Greatest Generation, we've taken up the torch passed down by one of our own (engraver Thomas Shingles) and we're rekindling it once more on this final Battlefront coin. Their legacy, forever preserved on our coins, will not be dimmed with time.

Did you know…

• On May 5, 1945, General Foulkes of I Canadian Corps accepted the formal surrender of German troops in Wagenigen, Netherlands, while Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds of II Canadian Corps accepted the surrender at Bad Zwischenahn, in northern Germany. Two days later, on May 7, the formal military surrender agreementwas signed in Rheims, France, and the war in Europe was over.
• On V-E Day (May 8, 1945), Canada had one of the largest navies, the fourth largest air force and an army with six divisions. Out of a population of 11 million people, more than a million Canadiansand Newfoundlanders donned a military uniform between 1939 and 1945.
• Nickel was among the first metals allocated to the Allied war effort – that's why the 1943 Victory nickel,which introduced the "V for Victory" design that inspired this coin, was made from a copper-zinc alloy known as tombac. A key component of stainless steel, nickel was essential for manufacturing armour plates, vehicles, weapons, ammunition, and even components of the Bailey bridges built by RoyalCanadian Engineers in 1944 and 1945. It's justone example of how efforts on the home front supported Canada's efforts on the battlefront, from beginning to end.

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