Canada: 2018 $20 Battlefront Series: Canada’s Hundred Days 1 oz. Pure Silver Selectively Gold-Plated Coin

Canada: 2018 $20 Battlefront Series: Canada’s Hundred Days 1 oz. Pure Silver Selectively Gold-Plated Coin

Design: Inspired by a soldier's account, your coin's image by Joel Kimmel looks beyond the tactical successes of Canada's Hundred Days to reflect on the notions of sacrifice and loss. The scene pulls away from the front lines to show the aftermath of the battle in a nearby town, where smoke still billows in the distance. Broken stones and rubble are piled in a street lined with buildings that have been damaged by artillery. With their Lee Enfield rifles slung over their shoulders, two Canadian soldiers are seen standing on a pile of debris and looking down at a small clearing, where a single cross within a circle marks the makeshift grave of a Canadian soldier. The soldiers have paused to remember their fellow combatant, while noting the flowers that were placed on the tomb by civilians as a show of respect. Below the image is the selectively gold-plated figure of "Victory," from the bronze-hued Victory Medal awarded to Allied soldiers in 1919. The obverse features the effigy of King George V by Sir E. B. MacKennal.

Mintage: 10000

Composition: 99.99% pure silver

Finish: proof with selective gold plating

Weight (g): 31.39

Diameter (mm): 38

Edge: serrated

Face value: $20

Artist: Joel Kimmel (reverse), Sir E.B. MacKennal (obverse)

Packaging: Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a graphic beauty box.