+ECplus3 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Remembrance Day 2014 Geocoin On D-Day, June 6, 1944, “Operation Overlord”, the long-awaited invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, began with Allied armies from the U.S., Britain and Canada landing on the coast of Normandy. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division landed on Juno Beach. The soldiers raced across the wide-open beaches swept with machine gun fire, and stormed the gun positions. In fierce hand-to-hand fighting, they fought their way into the towns of Bernières, Courseulles and St. Aubin and then advanced inland, securing a critical bridgehead for the allied invasion. Fourteen thousand young Canadians stormed Juno Beach on D-Day. Their courage, determination and self-sacrifice were the immediate reasons for the success in those critical hours. The fighting they endured was fierce and frightening. The price they paid was high - the battles for the beachhead cost 340 Canadian lives and another 574 wounded. John Keegan, eminent British historian who wrote Six Armies in Normandy, stated the following concerning the Canadian 3rd Division on D-Day: “At the end of the day, its forward elements stood deeper into France than those of any other division. The opposition the Canadians faced was stronger than that of any other beach save Omaha. That was an accomplishment in which the whole nation could take considerable pride.” Each coin contains a few grams of sand from Juno Beach, France. It was collected by the geocachers of les Géocacheurs Normands at Courseulles-sur-mer on August 28, 2014 Finishes: Antique Gold, Antique Silver, Antique Copper, Satin Silver, Satin Gold Size: 50 mm diameter Thickness: 3.5 mm Trackable: Geocaching.com Icon?: Yes! Cool features: 3d, translucent enamel, cutout containing sand from Juno Beach Coins are available now as a pre-sale item until October 12th. http://phdcoins.ca Quote Link to comment
+steben6 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Gorgeous coins! Ordered a set. Thanks for the history lesson, too! Quote Link to comment
+ECplus3 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 The LE Satin Gold singles are already sold out. Still some LE Satin Silver left and a few of both LEs left in the sets. But the sets are down to single digits as well. The coins are already ordered, so the numbers of each are now capped. Quote Link to comment
+pastor_b Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 artist's edition is Black Nickel / red enamel, correct? Quote Link to comment
+ECplus3 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 artist's edition is Black Nickel / red enamel, correct? That is correct. Only 10 were made. Quote Link to comment
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