Last Updated on November 3, 2026 Posted by The 2026 Remembrance Day silver coin shows an early red cloth lapel poppy against an engraved field of blooming poppies, with a ribbon bearing the Royal Canadian Legion’s motto, “MEMORIAM EORUM RETINEBIMUS” (“We Will Remember Them”). Designed by Claire Watson, the Royal Canadian Mint’s $20 fine silver edition recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Legion’s incorporation in 1926. [1] It’s a familiar symbol with a detail worth looking at more closely. The poppy at the centre recalls the handmade fabric flowers worn after the First World War. Understanding that history gives this…
