$20 Limited Edition Fine Silver Proof Coin Italian Campaign
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This 2015 $20 fine silver coin commemorates the end of the Italian Campaign in World War Two. The coin comes presented in a unique diorama case that recreates a battle-ravaged Italian village and the difficult fighting conditions that Canadians encountered during the bitterly fought Italian Campaign.
Designed by Canadian illustrator Joel Kimmel, this coin recreates the sense of danger and the fierce fighting that awaited Canadian soldiers in the narrow streets of Italian towns such as Ortona during the winter of 1943. In the background, the crumbling remnants of stone buildings are indicative of the sheer destruction caused by combat that was often fought in close quarters. In the centre, a Canadian Sherman tank rumbles through the rubble-filled streets, causing dust to fill the air behind it. The tank is flanked by two Canadian soldiers who, despite the risk of sniper fire and landmines, bravely move along the streets as they clear the town and search for survivors. The coin is engraved with the word "Canada" and the double date "1945–2015" on the reverse, and features the of the effigy of King George VI on the obverse.
The Italian Campaign was Canada's first full-scale ground operation of the Second World War. By the summer of 1943, the Allies were revitalized by victories in North Africa and were seeking to open up a second battlefront by invading Germany's Axis ally, Italy. On the morning of July 10, 1943, Canada joined its allies in the planned invasion of Sicily; in September, they began their slow crawl up the mountainous Italian peninsula. Although the Allies would ultimately be victorious, the 20-month operation proved to be a bitterly fought campaign against occupying Nazi forces who fiercely defended their hold at every turn.
• Mintage: 10,000
• Weight: 1 oz fine silver
• GST/HST exempt
Includes:
• $20 Italian Campaign Fine Silver Coin 2015, in Diorama Case
Designed by Canadian illustrator Joel Kimmel, this coin recreates the sense of danger and the fierce fighting that awaited Canadian soldiers in the narrow streets of Italian towns such as Ortona during the winter of 1943. In the background, the crumbling remnants of stone buildings are indicative of the sheer destruction caused by combat that was often fought in close quarters. In the centre, a Canadian Sherman tank rumbles through the rubble-filled streets, causing dust to fill the air behind it. The tank is flanked by two Canadian soldiers who, despite the risk of sniper fire and landmines, bravely move along the streets as they clear the town and search for survivors. The coin is engraved with the word "Canada" and the double date "1945–2015" on the reverse, and features the of the effigy of King George VI on the obverse.
The Italian Campaign was Canada's first full-scale ground operation of the Second World War. By the summer of 1943, the Allies were revitalized by victories in North Africa and were seeking to open up a second battlefront by invading Germany's Axis ally, Italy. On the morning of July 10, 1943, Canada joined its allies in the planned invasion of Sicily; in September, they began their slow crawl up the mountainous Italian peninsula. Although the Allies would ultimately be victorious, the 20-month operation proved to be a bitterly fought campaign against occupying Nazi forces who fiercely defended their hold at every turn.
• Mintage: 10,000
• Weight: 1 oz fine silver
• GST/HST exempt
Includes:
• $20 Italian Campaign Fine Silver Coin 2015, in Diorama Case
