Composition : 99.99% silver
MIntage : 10,000

Heroes of the War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a fundamental turning point in Canada's history: it profoundly influenced British North America's (Canada's) sense of identity and united French- and English-speaking inhabitants, Aboriginal communities, farmers, soldiers, artisans, and others, in an effort to preserve their ways of life from American invasion.

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The "Hero of Upper Canada:"
Sir Isaac Brock (1769-1812)

Sir Isaac Brock was bornon Guernsey, one of Britain's Channel Islands. The eighth son of a middle-class family, he was reputed to be a hard-working young man keen to better himself. Brock became an ensign in the British Army in 1785 and later saw action in the Revolutionary wars, where, among other things, Brock observed the Royal Navy's destruction of the Danish fleet at Copenhagen in 1801, from the deck of Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship.

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This coin is the first issue of the Heroes of 1812 collection.
The first coin of the series, released in 2012,depicts Sir Isaac Brock.
The secondcoin of the series, released in 2012, depicts Tecumseh.
The third coin of the series, released in 2013, depicts Charles-Michel de Salaberry.
The fourth coin of the series, released in 2013, depicts Laura Secord.
 

HEROES OF 1812 - SIR ISAAC BROCK - 2012 CANADIAN COINS 01 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 18- MILITARY and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.