War of 1812 Commemoratives

oldhobo

With the US Mint and Canada releases War of 1812 Commemorative coins this year - the Canadian coin offers a different view of the war.


"The War of 1812 – Building unity: the seeds of a nation
For Canadians, the War of 1812 conjures a rich historical moment steeped in both fact and myth, full of heroes, villains, disastrous defeats, and glorious victories. While the conflict did not predestine the emergence of Canada as a nation, outcomes like the sustained sovereignty of British North America and the collaborative experience of resisting American forces would eventually help to feed Canada's transition from British colony to dominion to independent nation.

English and French Canadian colonists and First Nations alike recognized that American invasion threatened their own independence and way of life. They had good reason to fret: the United States continued to expand relentlessly south and westward throughout the nineteenth century. The war was hard fought on both sides for two more years, over which time some of Canada's proudest moments arose.

The hard lessons learned in the War of 1812 further strengthened the physical and economic ties between Upper and Lower Canada, driving greater colonial unity. More viscerally, the conflict spawned shared stories and heroes that represent a common thread in the histories of all of Canada's founding peoples."

Canadian Commem

lordmarcovan

Man, I didn't even think about that anniversary being upon us, which is strange, considering how it was a fairly big event down here. My most valuable detector find was a War of 1812 US Light Dragoons belt plate I dug at an old plantation site. When I sold it it was worth multiples of what any coin I've ever dug was. (I never sell my dug coins and very seldom sell my relics, but in this case a thousand bucks for a crusty, bent, ugly thing was more than my greedy little heart could resist).

It will be interesting to see what the US Mint comes up with.

GoldClause

No wonder they repelled the American invasion, look at the size of their soldiers.

Fountainhead

Oooh, the War of 1812 had the best naval medals! I doubt any commem, American, Canadian, or British, will match them in artistic quality.

The Canadian commem is kind of scary...it pictures the Indians and Brits marching across the Great Lakes on their way to massacre Americans. Remember the Raisin!

JCB1983

As a proud American, we do not give much credit to France these days. Going back to the revolutionary war, we wouldn't have our independence if it wasn't for France (thank you Benjamin Franklin) nor would Andrew Jackson ever be present on a 20 dollar bill. If it weren't for the Napoleonic Wars, england would have never had the need to relocate their resources. JMO

johnny9434

welcome to the forums jcb.

GoldClause

<< <i>Oooh, the War of 1812 had the best naval medals! >>



Any links, pics?

Coyn

"No wonder they repelled the American invasion, look at the size of their soldiers. "

I know this is rather uncommon but it was never a US invasion. Most all of the war was fought on US soil and they actually burned DC.

Probably the last war where we weren't on someone elses property.

GoldClause

<< <i>"No wonder they repelled the American invasion, look at the size of their soldiers. "

I know this is rather uncommon but it was never a US invasion. Most all of the war was fought on US soil and they actually burned DC.

Probably the last war where we weren't on someone elses property. >>




We invaded Canada, and burned their capitol at York. The burning of Washington was retaliation for York.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_York

Fountainhead

Got my BU Canadian Commem yesterday.

Sadly, the photograph looks better than the coin; in hand the soldiers and Indian don't stand out well from the textured part of the field. Such a design probably needs a frosty proof strike to do it justice.

illini420

I picked up this War of 1812 item off the local coin shop bid board last night... seemed pretty cool looking and wasn't very expensive:

OldEastside

<< <i>Man, I didn't even think about that anniversary being upon us

Gheesh Rob, your not the only one, and I started a thread about
Andy Jackson the other day

But your right I hope the mint has something good in mind.

Steve

SaorAlba

The War of 1812 has been described as the final battle of the American Revolution. By then the United States had established that it was independent of Great Britain for good. In Canada the outcome was that Britain would defend them and keep them British. Attention cannot be detracted from the fact that many of the English speaking Canadians at that time were fairly recent immigrants from the United States - Tories that were loyal to the British government and wanted to be protected from retribution by the Americans.



A note issued in the mid 1970s by the Channel Island of Guernsey, the reverse of the note has Sir Isaac Brock, a native of Guernsey who was a commander at the Battle of Queenstown Heights in Ontario.

Tdec1000

<< <i>Oooh, the War of 1812 had the best naval medals! I doubt any commem, American, Canadian, or British, will match them in artistic quality.

The Canadian commem is kind of scary...it pictures the Indians and Brits marching across the Great Lakes on their way to massacre Americans. Remember the Raisin! >>



That is cool! I live in Monroe county right near that Rasin River battlefield!