Coin
Item
Title
Coin
Description
Aviation coin from the Royal Canadian Mint featuring the Avro Anson and North American Harvard 1990 The reverse of the coin, designed by Nova Scotia artist Geoff Bennett, portrays the Harvard in action and the Anson awaiting a training session.The gold cameo honours Air Marshal Robert Leckie CB, DSO, DSC, DFC, who was a senior flying officer in WWII. The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Dora de Pedry Hunt
Identifier
006.034.040
Provenance
* Air Marshal Robert Leckie played a major role in the founding and development of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan as Director of Training and later served as a Chief of Air Staff for the RCAF.
Abstract
Excellent