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2016 Canada 1oz. Privy Mark 'Mark V Tank' $5 Silver Maple Leaf (No Tax). May be scratched/have marks.
Canadians fought alongside the first Mark-series tanks to see action in the First World War during the battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme in September 1916. In tandem with the crews of the Mark V iteration of this novel war machine, they helped inflict on the German Empire one of its greatest defeats at Amiens in August 1918, "the black day of the German army" for German commander Erich Ludendorff. Now you too can study the crawling steel behemoth captured in fine silver on this special commemorative strike of the Silver Maple Leaf.
Specifications:
Country of Manufacture: Canada
Denomination: $5.00
Condition: Reverse Proof
Date: 2016
Composition: .9999 Fine Silver
Silver Content: 1 troy oz
Mint/Brand: Royal Canadian Mint
Diameter: 38mm
Coin Mintage: 50,000
Special Features:
• The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to offer the 2016 1 oz Canadian Silver Maple Mark V Tank Privy from its extensive selection of domestic and foreign silver bullion. Each tank privy silver coin consists of one troy ounce of .9999 fine silver, and is manufactured in Reverse Proof state by the Royal Canadian Mint.
• The reverse of this silver coin features the iconic Canadian Maple Leaf. The Mark V tank privy mark is featured below the leaf and to the left of the stem. "CANADA", "9999", and "FINE SILVER 1 OZ ARGENT PUR" also feature on the reverse.
• The obverse features a right facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history. The obverse also carries the inscriptions "ELIZABETH II", "5 DOLLARS", and "2015".
• The Mark series tank was introduced in 1916 during the First World War. At the time, the Allied military front in the European theater was mired in trench warfare. The Mark V ended the stalemate, and subsequently changed how military campaigns were administered on the ground. The 2016 Tank Privy Canadian Silver Maple commemorates the 100th year since the Mark's arrival in the theater of war, and the efforts of the Canadian military in WWI.
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