• Country:Canada
• Collection:Silver Commemorative $1
• Metal:Silver
• Year:2008
• Denomination:$1
• Finish:Complete
• Weight (oz):0.809
• Purity:0.925
• Mintage:4994
• Product type:Coin

It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh
month in 1918 when the Allies and Germany reached a
ceasefire to end four years of unprecedented horror and
destruction in the "war to end all wars."
Roughly three years prior to this historic turning point, a
poem written by a Canadian Medical Officer serving in
Flanders fields (Belgium) touched the world with its anguish
and imagery. The poppy had long been known to flourish in
the lime-rich soil of battlefields, but it was John McCrae's
poem that transformed it into the symbol of remembrance
that Canadians proudly wear every November.
Ninety years after the armistice of the First World War, the
humble poppy endures as a powerful symbol to honour our
veterans-past, present and future.

Design features a poppy blossom against a Canadian
maple leaf above a ribbon with the words
"Remember/Souvenir."

The poppy has
been crafted in ultra-high relief, an exceptional level
of sculpting that requires significant hand crafting
and polishing. Slight inconsistencies in the quality of
the surface are normal for this ultra-high relief
process.

Face Value: 1 dollar
Mintage: 5,000
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight (g): 30
Diameter (mm): 36.15
Edge: Plain
Finish: Frosted relief on a proof-like field
Certificate: Serialized
Artist: Cosme Saffioti