2015 - $20 - 1 oz. Fine Silver Coin – 100th Anniversary of In Flanders Fields

It has become part of our collective memory of the First World War, a hauntingly beautiful poem that gives one voice to the thousands of fallen soldiers. Inspired by the tragic death of a friend during the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915, In Flanders Fields by Canadian physician Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae emerged as the most popular poem of the First World War—one that is still recited around the world each year—and inspired an international effort to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. To mark the poem's centennial anniversary, this fine silver coin is a solemn remembrance of those who bravely served their country abroad in a time of war—lest we forget.

Commemorates John McCrae's famous poem.

Specifications
No.144527
Mintage 10000
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish proof
Weight (g) 31.39
Diameter (mm) 38
Edges errated
Certificate serialized
Face value 20 dollars
Artist Laurie McGaw (reverse), Sir E.B. MacKennal (obverse)