CFO Bert van Ravenswaaij of the Royal Dutch Mint has presented the first issues of the coin set “Europe Remembers” to the ambassadors of Canada and the United Kingdom. The reception took place in Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Hotel de Wereld is known as the site where the full surrender of the German occupation in the Netherlands was officialised.
Hotel de WereldOn 5 May 1945 the allied Canadian General Charles Foulkes negotiated the terms of surrender with the German occupiers of the Netherlands in Hotel de Wereld. The Canadian general favoured the hotel because of its location at the former front, the absence of civilians due to evacuation and its metaphorical name: “de Wereld” is Dutch for “the World”.
Honourable Guests
In honour of 75 years of freedom, the ambassador of Canada, Lisa Helfand, and the ambassador of the United Kingdom, Peter Wilson, received the coin sets titled “Europe Remembers” at the meaningful site. At the reception, a representative of the project Europe Remembers 1944-1945 was present as well. Europe Remembers is an initiative by the Liberation Route Europe Foundation and its most important partners. The project aims to call attention to two important years of remembrance (2019 and 2020) by stimulating remembrance tourism and by inspiring visitors to learn more about history.
Special Set: Europe Remembers
The Special Set: Europe Remembers is on sale now! The set presents the pure silver commemorative coins in Proof-quality of England, Canada and the Netherlands, in an oak coin holder from the Dutch company Royal Leerdam Crystal. The coin set is the only remaining issue in which the otherwise sold out 75 Years of Freedom 5 Euro Coin (the Dutch commemorative coin) is available. England’s commemorative coin was struck specially for this set and is not available in this variety in any other way. The Europe Remembers set is strictly limited to 2,000 issues, so don’t hesitate too long!