![]() Sitting on the coin are two gears made of copper that originally clad the parliament buildings of which the tower is a part. Struck in five-ounces of fine silver, the coin has an antique finish and depicts an excellent representation of the Peace Towers clock face. This new coin by the Royal Canadian Mint is a fine commemoration of this important national monument with a clever mix of design and materials. The mechanical elements of the clocks were manufactured by the Verdin Company. At the top of the tower is a steeply pitched roof, just below which sit four 4.8 m diameter clock faces, one on each elevation. Pearson and standing 92.2 m high, the Victorian High Gothic inspired tower is heavily adorned with around 370 gargoyles, grotesques, and friezes. The Peace Tower, also known as the Tower of Victory and Peace, sits by the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario and is a bell and clock tower opened in 1927 in remembrance of the Canadian fallen of the First World War. The Royal Canadian Mint have debuted a new five-ounce coin that has an architectural embodiment of that remembrance as its direct theme. Battles, personalities, locations and equipment have all been showcased, but there’s an underlying theme of remembrance to remind us all of how truly horrifying a war like this can be. ![]() It’s a century since the Great War was raging and the numismatic world has been marking the numerous occasions with a wide variety of silver and gold coins. ![]()
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