{"product_id":"canada-bm-2019-roll-two-dollars_-d-day-not-coloured_-roll-of-25","title":"Canada Base Metal 2019 Roll Two Dollars, D-Day not-coloured, Roll of 25","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"rich-editor-text-content-columns\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"name\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eCanada\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"name\"\u003eCollection:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eBaseMetal Collectible Wrapped Rolls\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"name\"\u003eMetal:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eBase Metal\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"name\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e2019\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"name\"\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eSets\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"name\"\u003eFinish:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eRoll\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"name\"\u003eMintage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e5000\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"name\"\u003eProduct type:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eCoin\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShare Canada's D-Day legacy with this special roll of non-coloured $2 circulation coins.\u003cbr\u003eEach coin is a precious keepsake honouring the 14,000Canadians who were among the 150,000 Allied troops that landed on June 6, 1944, and salutes the forces that supported them by air and sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour 75th Anniversary of D-Day $2 special roll contains twenty-five non-coloured coins to inspire remembrance. Order today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecial features:\u003cbr\u003eA MUST-HAVE 75TH D-DAY COMMEMORATION COIN ROLL: A lasting tribute to anyone who has served in the Canadian military.\u003cbr\u003eHONOUR THE COURAGE OF THOSE WHO SERVE: Your non-coloured $2 Special Wrap Roll is the latest issue in the Royal Canadian Mint's proud tradition of honouring Canada's rich military heritage with special commemorative designs on the non-coloured $2 circulation coin.\u003cbr\u003eSPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE WRAP: Features a unique D-Day design.\u003cbr\u003eLOW MINTAGE: Only 5,000 coin rolls available worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecial-themed non-coloured $2 coin design:\u003cbr\u003eYour riveting coin design by Canadian artist Alan Danielis charged with tense anticipation as Canadian soldiers peer from their landing craft en route to Juno Beach. This compelling landing craft perspective extends beyond the inner core to the outer ring where naval and air forces support the Allied landings. D-DAY\/LE JOUR J is engraved above the soldiers' helmets. At the bottom, the wordsREMEMBER\/SOUVENIR flank 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you knowÉ\u003cbr\u003e\"D-Day\" is military shorthand to ensure the dates for field missions remain secret. The letter \"H\" was also used for \"hour\", e.g. D-2 would mean two days beforeD-Day, while H+3 would indicate 3 hours after H-Hour. It is unclear how the invasion of June 6, 1944 became known as \"D-Day.\" Its official name was \"Operation Neptune.\"\u003cbr\u003eInnovative tanks were developed to ensure victory on D-Dayand throughout the Normandy Campaign. The Sherman DD could swim; the Sherman Crab had chain mail that would spin to detonate mines and shred barbed wire; the Churchill Bobbin lay matting on sand; and the Churchill Fascine filled enemy trenches with brushwood.\u003cbr\u003eSupplying the troops after D-Day and throughout the Normandy Campaign was a massive undertaking. Portable docking facilities were built to ensure ships could deliver food, medical supplies, weapons and troops tothe European continent. A long underwater pipeline called \"Pluto\" (Pipe Lines Under The Ocean) was also built to carry fuel from England to Normandy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD-Day in Numbers:\u003cbr\u003e80 kilometres of heavily defended Normandy coast was the target invasion zone on D-Day\u003cbr\u003e5 German-occupied beaches code-named Sword, Gold (assigned to the British forces), Juno (Canadians), Omaha and Utah (Americans) were captured\u003cbr\u003e450+ Canadians parachuted inland before dawn on June 6th to flank the landings \u003cbr\u003e14,000 Canadian troops came ashore as part of the 150,000 Allied assault force\u003cbr\u003e10,000 sailors and 110 ships from the Royal Canadian Navy (including destroyers, corvettes, minesweepers, landing ships and landing craft) were among the 7,000 Allied vessels that supported the landings\u003cbr\u003e55 Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons earned the Battle Honour Normandy 1944 as part of an Allied Air offensive that included 4,000 bombers plussome 3,700 fighters and fighter-bombers that attacked prior to D-Day, during the landings, and throughout the campaign\u003cbr\u003e359 Canadians lost their lives on D-Day,with the total number of Canadian fatalities risingto more than 5,000 by the end of the campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J\u0026M Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40785394630731,"sku":"RCM.CA.OT.CN.004647","price":80.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/2872\/6347\/files\/174707_hero-1198.png?v=1717056530","url":"https:\/\/jandmcoins.com\/products\/canada-bm-2019-roll-two-dollars_-d-day-not-coloured_-roll-of-25","provider":"J\u0026M Coin \u0026 Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}