2019 - $20 - 1 oz. Pure Silver Coin - Forget-Me-Not

A national day of celebration is also a provincial day of remembrance in Newfoundland and Labrador. In the same way the red poppy is worn on November 11, a blue flower is worn in that province on July 1, in fulfillment of the promise to never forget a lost generation.

Your 1 oz. pure silver coin commemorates the sacrifices of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador during the First World War. Its design, which mixes different engraving techniques, is a sweeping tribute to the thousands who fought under the banner of the Dominion of Newfoundland in battles at places like Beaumont-Hamel in France.

The obverse features a lasered pattern of forget-me-not flowers, a hardy species that blooms blue—the colour of loyalty, courage, endurance and valour. And on the reverse, a multitude of Newfoundland and Labrador's flowers of remembrance pour from the rocky province, like a cascade of pride tinged with grief. The floral trail wraps around the rugged coast and surrounds the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's caribou emblem, which faces east towards the battlefields on which so many souls were lost forever.

Specifications
No. 174000
Mintage 5,000
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish proof
Weight (g) 31.39
Diameter (mm) 38
Edge serrated
Certificate serialized
Face value 20 dollars
Artist Derek C. Wicks (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)