2019 - $3 - 75th Anniversary of the Normandy Campaign: D-Day at Juno Beach Pure Silver Coin

Stepping off the LCA, I plunged into action. It was a 45-metre dash through the cold surf just to reach the shore. Now, it's a mad race across the open beach to reach the seawall. We've come under heavy fire every step of the way. But we're doing the unthinkable here: we're breaching the Atlantic Wall, like a giant wave crashing down on the occupying forces in Western Europe. Every new boot print in the sand is one step closer to victory…

The first step into battle takes incredible courage.

On June 6, 1944, 14,000 Canadians stepped forward and fought to secure a beachhead on an 8-km stretch of Normandy coast. Many fell before reaching the shore; still, the brave Canadians pushed on, advancing farther than any of the Allies and clearing the way for the invading forces that followed.
This powerful coin design honours the Canadian soldiers who landed on Juno Beach and helped secure an Allied foothold in Western Europe. Although their boot prints in the sand have long washed away, their imprint on history will endure forever.
The soldiers who landed in France on June 6, 1944, were indelibly marked by that event. But as they crossed the beach and began the liberation campaign in Northwest Europe, they left their own everlasting mark, symbolised here by the imprint of the soldier's boot.

Dr. Stephen Harris, CD, PhD, Directorate of History and Heritage, Canadian Armed Forces

Your pure silver coin is a tribute to those who came ashore on D-Day.

Specifications
No. 171817
Mintage 100,000
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish reverse proof
Weight (g) 7.96
Diameter (mm) 27
Edge serrated
Certificate n/a
Face value 3 dollars
Artist Glen Loates (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)