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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press LOCAL STDUP - mint coin The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a special two dollar coin into circulation in honour of the 100th anniversary of The Royal Canadian Legion at the RBC Convention Centre Monday. Vlada Pashchenko, coin artistat, is all smiles as she is being interviewed by the media after unveiling at the RBC Convention Centre Monday. Vlada Pashchenko’s,, the 2023 winner of the Legion's Youth Remembrance Contest, incorportates the Legion's crest, encircled by its motto, Memoriam Eorum Retinebimus ("We Will Remember Them"), along with silhouettes of a Legion member handing a poppy to a child and their mother. The event took place during the Legion’s 50th Dominion Convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba, marking the Legion’s century of support for veterans, their families and communities, Aug 24th,, 2026