100 Dollars In the name of George VI, Operation Manna

€1.00
IssuerCanada
Year2020
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value100 Dollars
CurrencyDollar (1858-date)
CompositionSilver (.9999) (Selective gold plating)
Weight311.53 g
Dimensions76.25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Susan Taylor
In circulation to
Reference(s) RCM/MRC#177631, KM#3063
Obverse descriptionThe selectively gold-plated obverse features the effigy of King George VI by T.H. Paget and a `V for Victory` privy mark.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS VI D : G : REX ET IND : IMP : 100 DOLLARS HP
(Translation: George VI King and Emperor of India by the grace of God)
Reverse descriptionDouble-dated to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands (`1945` `2020`), the reverse design by Canadian artist John Mantha features a ground-level view of Operation Manna (April 29-May 8, 1945) from the perspective of Dutch civilians. Flying low over a designated drop zone in western Netherlands, one of the Lancaster bombers flown by Canadian aircrews of RAF Bomber Command has dropped her cargo. Selective gold plating highlights the bombers, the packages and the windmill on the reverse, as well as the rim on both sides.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCANADA 1945-2020
EdgeSerrated
Mint
Mintage2020  - Proof - 550
Catalog ID9726405070
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