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50 Cents - Elizabeth II WWII - Raid of Dieppe
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Dieppe Raid of August 19, 1942 was a catastrophe by almost any measure — of the roughly 6,100 Allied troops who landed, nearly 60% were killed, wounded, or captured within hours. Canadians bore the brunt: the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division suffered over 3,300 casualties in a single morning. The military lessons, however brutal, directly shaped the planning of the Normandy landings two years later.
This coin belongs to the RCM's six-coin WWII commemorative series issued across 2005–2006, each pairing a half-dollar denomination with a specific Canadian engagement.