In celebration of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marking its 100th anniversary, the Royal Canadian Mint has showcased a commemorative silver coin featuring the Saskatchewan-based Snowbirds.
The formal creation of the RCAF on April 1, 1924, equipped Canada with a permanent full-time air force. The RCAF has spent much of 2024 celebrating a century of peace-keeping and wartime operations across the globe.
The $2 coin was officially unveiled in a ceremony at 17 Wing Winnipeg on Sept. 18 and began circulating the same day.
The coin features eight aircraft utilized by the RCAF over its century of service.
They include the Finch Mk. 5, F-86 Sabre, the CF-100 Mk. 5, the CC-115 Buffalo, CF-188 Hornet, CH-146 Griffon helicopter and the CT-114 Tutor of Snowbirds fame.
The inner core of the coin is emblazed with the RCAF roundel above a CC-130 Hercules Model H – an air transport that’s been …