2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie
The 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie is a circulating toonie. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2019
- Circulation mintage
- Not published
- Value band
- Face value
- Designer
- Alan Daniel
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie worth?
the 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie is easy to find. A circulated one is worth face value; collectors pay a little more only for uncirculated coins.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition
- Colored versions from collector packs
- Specimen or proof finish from a Mint set
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie rare?
- No. It was made in large numbers, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie coins were made?
- The Royal Canadian Mint has not published a circulation figure in our source.
- Who designed the 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie?
- The design is credited to Alan Daniel.
- What is the 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie made of?
- Bimetallic multi-ply plated steel. It weighs 6.92 g and measures 28 mm.
- Is the 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie still legal tender?
- Yes. Every toonie, commemoratives included, is legal tender in Canada.
Why the 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie was made
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in the largest seaborne invasion in history. Canada's assigned sector was Juno Beach, where about 14,000 Canadian soldiers came ashore on D-Day itself, supported by Canadian sailors and airmen. They faced heavy fire from fortified positions and 359 Canadians were killed that day, but by nightfall Canadian troops had pushed further inland than any other Allied force.
D-Day was only the beginning. The Battle of Normandy lasted through the summer of 1944 as Canadian and Allied troops fought around Caen and closed the Falaise Gap, breaking German resistance in northern France. More than 5,000 Canadians died in the campaign. Juno Beach is now home to a Canadian interpretive center and the anniversary is marked every June. For the 75th anniversary the Royal Canadian Mint put the landings on a circulating toonie, one of a long line of wartime anniversary designs on the coin. Its circulation mintage does not appear in the source used here, but the coin went into ordinary change across the country.
How to recognize it
Alan Daniel's design shows Canadian soldiers on their way in to Juno Beach, the moment before the landing when the men could see the shore ahead. The figures fill the core with helmets and rifles and the scene reads clearly even at toonie size. Look for the group of soldiers in their helmets heading toward the beach to confirm the design, then check the other side for Queen Elizabeth II in the Susanna Blunt portrait. It is easy to confuse with other Second World War toonies at a glance, so take a moment with the details: this one is all about the approach to the beach.
2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie by the numbers
The Royal Canadian Mint has not published a circulation figure for the 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie in our source, so it cannot be ranked against other toonies yet.
What to check on your 2019 Battle of Normandy Toonie
- Confirm the design: the Battle of Normandy reverse dated 2019, in a silver-colored ring with a gold-colored center.
- Check whether it has added color. Colored toonies came from collector products or special circulation releases; keep them out of rough handling.
- Look at the join between ring and core. It should be tight and even; a loose or damaged core is damage, not a rarity.
- Specimen and proof toonies from Mint sets have satin or mirror finishes that circulation coins never have.
Without a published circulation mintage in the source, there is no reliable figure to compare, but the coin was issued into everyday change like other commemorative toonies and it turns up regularly. Circulated examples are face value. The soldiers' helmets and faces are small raised details that wear quickly, so they are the place to judge condition. A sharp, lustrous coin can bring a small premium from collectors building a set of the war anniversary toonies. Worn coins are simply spending money.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 2 dollars |
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
| Year | 2019 |
| Circulation mintage | Not published |
| Composition | Bimetallic multi-ply plated steel |
| Weight | 6.92 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Intermittent milling |
| Designer | Alan Daniel |
Frequently asked questions
What does the 2019 toonie commemorate?
The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy, which began with the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. Alan Daniel's design shows Canadian soldiers heading toward Juno Beach, the sector where about 14,000 Canadians landed.
How many 2019 Battle of Normandy toonies were made?
The circulation mintage was not published in the source used here. The coin was released into ordinary circulation and is not considered scarce, so circulated examples stay at face value.
Mintage figures: Toonie (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Canadian Mint figures. How we build these pages.