While I appreciate the effort to honour our veterans, the idea of putting paint on a circulation coin is absolutely retarded...The Globe and Mail wrote:Red poppy colours new quarter
David Dingwall, Royal Canadian Mint CEO, and
Mary Ann Burdett of the Royal Canadian Legion,
unveil the world's first coloured circulation coin in
Winnipeg Thursday.
By DARREN YOURK
Globe and Mail Update
The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the world's first coloured circulation coin Thursday, a quarter that features a red poppy in homage to the 117,000 Canadians who have died serving the nation.
At a ceremony at the Minto Armory in Winnipeg, the mint and the Royal Canadian Legion officially launched the coin. It features a red coloured poppy embedded in the centre of a Maple Leaf over a banner that reads: "Remember / Souvenir." The flip side features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
"We owe our veterans a debt we can never repay and the Mint is to be congratulated for having the technical ingenuity to produce a coloured coin," Minister of National Revenue John McCallum said. "This will serve to remind all Canadians every day of the importance of supporting the Legion's Poppy and Remembrance Campaign."
Beginning Thursday, the new poppy coin will be available at Tim Hortons locations across Canada. The coins will also be available at financial institutions in the coming months.
"The Mint felt very strongly about dedicating the world's first coloured circulation coin to Canada's war veterans," said David Dingwall, president and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "The self sacrifice and courage symbolized by the poppy is universally understood by all Canadians and it also epitomizes Canada's pride of place in world history."
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War and the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
"The poppy is a hallowed symbol to our members and to all Canadians," said Mary Ann Burdett, dominion president of the Royal Canadian Legion. "As the guardian of the memory of lost comrades and friends, the Legion has a solemn responsibility to ensure that the poppy is always used in a dignified manner."
Canada's new quarter
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I'll be very disappointed if they all aren't several feet in diameter
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Re: Canada's new quarter
Depends on how the paint's (assuming it is paint) applied. Do it right and it'll last for years, do it wrong and it'll rub off in a couple weeks. Personally I think it's a wonderful idea and that it looks great. I can't wait to get my hands on one.Ma Deuce wrote:While I appreciate the effort to honour our veterans, the idea of putting paint on a circulation coin is absolutely retarded...
Lusankya: Deal!
Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
A chain of coffee/donut shops here in Canada, named for the hockey hall-of-famer of the same name, who died in 1974...neoolong wrote:What's Tim Hortons?
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Tim Hortonsneoolong wrote:What's Tim Hortons?
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It's not an exclusive, Timmy's merely gets first dibs on the coins. The banks & everyone else gets them a few weeks to months later.neoolong wrote:Yuck. Exclusives. Sucks for action figures, sucks for coins.
Lusankya: Deal!
Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
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Heh. For a second there, I was thinking "Damn, they're going to have to retool vending machines for those huge quarters."
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Re: Canada's new quarter
I have one and it is already faded. So much for the last a couple of years...more like days!aerius wrote:
Depends on how the paint's (assuming it is paint) applied. Do it right and it'll last for years, do it wrong and it'll rub off in a couple weeks. Personally I think it's a wonderful idea and that it looks great. I can't wait to get my hands on one.
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