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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;De Orc, post: 344915, member: 4408&quot;]As someone who has a love for things millitary LOL this little coin took my fancy</p><p><br /></p><p>2000</p><p>5c Silver</p><p>Les Voltigers de Quebec</p><p>1st French Canadian Regiment</p><p>Drums, Shoulder belt &amp; Stave (Staff)</p><p>Elizabeth II</p><p><br /></p><p>Created in 1862 (March 2) as the 9th Battalion Volenteer Militia Rifles, it recieved its french title just over a year later May 1863, the Regiment took as its motto the family motto of its Colonel (C R L d&#039;Irumberry de Salaberry) &#039;Force a Superbe, Mercy a Foible&#039;</p><p>for more than 100 years the regiment displayed courage and honour during a number of conflicts, North West Rebelion, WWi &amp; WWII along with Korea, it also took part in the peacekeeping opperations in former Yugoslavia.&nbsp; Today the Regiment is part ofthe 35th Canadian Brigade Group.</p><p>One other very interesting piece of information which directly relates to the Drums etc on the coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; The Regimental bnd was the first to ever publicly play &#039;O Canada&#039; this took place in Quebec City on June 24th 1880[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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