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1924 - 2024 Air Force Badge - Centennial of RCAF
99.99% Silver Dollar
comes in a 2 x 2 cardboard holder
This listing is for the 2024 RCAF Badge - Proof Finish Silver Dollar produced by the Royal Canadian Mint to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force The double date 1924 - 2024 is on the reverse. This silver dollar was minted in 99.99% silver. The diameter is 36.07 mm and the weight is 23.17 grams. Mintage of this special silver dollar is only 20,000 minted.
You get the coin in a 2 x 2 cardboard holder since it's being taken from the silver dollar proof set.
This dollar is in superb shape and is a great commemorative to add to your collection. Check out the photos....
The identifying mark of Canada’s Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) badge stands for valour and duty, uniting present-day RCAF personnel and their trailblazing predecessors and symbolizing the contributions and sacrifices that have made—and continue to make—the RCAF what it is today. Issued as part of a set, the 2024 Special Edition Silver Proof Dollar is a salute to RCAF personnel past and present. Through its re-creation of the RCAF badge, the coin’s reverse is a visual representation of a century of history and heritage; honouring the service and achievements of not only Canadians, but also people from the Americas, Europe and around the world who have supported and enabled air and space capability in Canada and around the world through their involvement in RCAF operations.
Honouring RCAF members who serve and have served.
DID YOU KNOW?
After being dissolved among five different commands in 1968, forming the unified Canadian Armed Forces, the RCAF’s air units and assets were consolidated once more in 1975 under the newly formed Air Command, which reverted back to its historical name—the Royal Canadian Air Force—in 2011. The insignia featured on this coin’s reverse was unveiled in 2013. It features the motto Sic Itur ad Astra (“Such is the pathway to the stars”), which was first granted to the RCAF’s precursor, the Canadian Air Force, in 1920, changing to the Royal Air Force’s Per Ardua ad Astra (“Through adversity to the stars”) in 1923 after the Canadian Air Force was allowed to use the title “Royal”; Sic Itur ad Astra was reinstated in 1975.
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SHIPPING RATES & MORE INFO:
CANADIAN buyers: This
item costs $9.99 shipping in Canada. In Canada,
shipping time is up to Canada Post - your item is being sent by Canada Post
parcel post shipping (full tracking).
US buyers: This item costs $9.99 shipping to USA. First class shipping includes full tracking. Coins going to the USA will be dropped in the USPS mail depot in Edmonton within a few days of purchase and because they enter the USPS mail system directly, shipping time is faster and more reliable than using Canada Post and cross-border shipping. Most purchases will arrive in US customers hands in about one week.
Taxes: GST or HST exempt item.
INTERNATIONAL buyers: $21.99 or more for overseas destinations. Usually MUCH cheaper for multiples of this item or similar weight/size...Shipping time is up to Canada Post and your countries' postal system. - your item is being sent by a cheaper and slower but fully trackable method (3-4 weeks typically). Check with me about projected shipping time if it is a concern. I have no control over how long the postal systems take to get it to you.