Canadian Mint unveils new $2 coin commemorating Vimy Ridge battle
CALGARY — The Royal Canadian Mint is paying homage to Canada’s fallen with a special toonie now in circulation for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
The commemorative $2 coin, which depicts two soldiers standing on either side of an image of the Vimy memorial in France, was officially unveiled at the Military Museums in Calgary on Thursday.
Canadian troops secured a hard-fought victory at Vimy Ridge in April 1917.
Nearly 11,000 died in the battle.