Диаметр: 26.5, мм
Вес: 7, грамм
Толщина: 1.75, мм
Металл: 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze
Качество: UNC

Монетный двор: Royal Canadian Mint

Дата добавления:2010-11-04 21:27:28

The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to issue the 2010 Canadian Navy Centennial commemorative coin featuring the HMCS Halifax, the lead ship in the Navy’s current fleet, along with a serviceman with the 1910 uniform and a female officer with a modern day uniform, to represent the men and women in the Naval service. The fouled anchor is part of the centennial identifier image in use to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Navy.

The Naval Service Act brought the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) into being on May 4, 1910. When the First World War broke out, the RCN had less than 350 sailors and two under-equipped warships. By the end of the Second World War, it had grown into one of the world’s greatest naval forces, with roughly 100,000 men and women and a fleet of 365 warships. Over the years, the RCN—now the Canadian Navy or Maritime Command (MARCOM), the naval element of the Canadian Forces—has served in all the major theaters of war, and has been a great source of pride to Canadians. In particular, the Canadian Navy has been a valuable component of Canada’s contribution to NATO; it has provided humanitarian relief on numerous occasions and has participated in the campaign against terrorism, and in other domestic and international maritime operations.