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2002 5-Cent Sterling
Silver Coin - Vimy Ridge
 On
April 9, 1917, near Arras, France, all four divisions - 30,000 men - of
the Canadian Corps launched an assault on the German defensive positions
atop Vimy Ridge. The brutal struggle lasted three days, but Canada
prevailed.
The Canadian action at Vimy Ridge is
considered Canada's greatest achievement of the First World War. More than
a military victory, it carved out an independent role for Canada on the
world stage.
The Vimy Ridge - 2002 5-Cent Sterling
Silver Coin honors those brave, victorious Canadians. Its reverse
depicts the towering pylons of the Vimy Ridge Memorial. In the foreground
is one of the monument’s most important elements, a heroic figure of
Canada brooding over the graves of her valiant dead.
Limited mintage: 40,000 coins worldwide
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