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Canadian $20 Coin Marks 75th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid

2017-05-27 00:33:01 (читать в оригинале)

The Royal Canadian Mint introduced a $20 silver coin commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid. The allied attach on the German-occupied port of Dieppe resulted in heavy losses, and was Canada's first army combat mission of the Second World War. In remembrance of this unforgettable chapter in Canadian military history, the Mint on Thursday presented a framed version of the coin to the Moncton Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion [...]