2005 - VICTORY IN EUROPE 60TH ANNIVERSARY STERLING SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COIN & MEDALLION SET

DESCRIPTION

In 2005, the Royal Canadian Mint produced a commemorative five cent coin to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Victory in Europe near the end of WWII in 1945. A total mintage of only 42,792 of these coins were produced for collectors in sterling silver in near flawless double struck frosted cameo proof condition, together with a bronze medallion depicting Land, Air and Sea imagery on the reverse and the late King George VI on the obverse. A 36 page bilingual booklet detailing Canada's significant role leading up to the end of the war in Europe, with photographs depicting the Canadian effort, is also included in the presentation.

ITEM SPECIFACTIONS 

Composition: Sterling silver
Mintage: 42,792
Weight: 5.3 g
Diameter: 21.3 mm
Face Value: 5 cents
Artist: Peter Mossman (Reverse:); T.H. Paget (Obverse)

MEDALLION
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 26.40 g
Diameter: 35.90 mm
Thickness: 3.39 mm
Artist: Peter Mossman (Reverse:); T.H. Paget (Obverse)