Coin 1: (non-colourized)
Queen: Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Year: 2019
Composition: Bimetallic
Weight: 6.99 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Commemorative issue: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Obverse: Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, maple leaf above, value below
Script: Latin
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D · G · REGINA - CANADA 2 DOLLARS
Engraver: Susanna Blunt
Reverse: Canadian soldiers peer from their landing craft en route to Juno Beach as naval and air forces support the Allied landings.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D-DAY - LE JOUR J - AD - REMEMBER 2019 SOUVENIR
Engraver: Alan Daniel
Edge: Interrupted Serrations with lettering separated by a maple leaf
Position A - Edge lettering reads upside-down when the portrait faces up
Lettering: CANADA * 2 DOLLARS *
Mint: Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
References KM# 2764.1
Coin 2: Idem, but Coloured
Position B - Edge lettering reads normally when the portrait faces up
References KM# 2764.2
Comments: The coin was released on May 27th, 2019. There are two reverse versions, one coloured and one non-coloured. There are two edge lettering positions: Position A - Edge lettering reads normally when the portrait faces up; Position B - Edge lettering reads upside-down when the portrait faces up.
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