Obverse: The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in action during the early hours of June 6, 1944. A first-person view captures the intensity of the moment during Operation Tonga, as one by one the paratroopers drop from the Douglas C-47 Dakota aircraft. Seen from above, the paratrooper is outfitted with a leg kit bag as he makes his descent, his static line still clipped to the cover of the backpack parachute. In the distance, open chutes float towards the cloud cover, where small breaks reveal glimpses of the Normandy landscape below. Engraver PY Pandora Young; CANADA 125 DOLLARS 2019
Reverse: The effigy of King George VI by T. H. Paget HP; GEORGIVS VI D:G: REX ET IND: IMP:
