The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a commemorative coin of the 150th anniversary of the successful completion of a permanent transatlantic telegraph cable on July 27, 1866.
Designed by Canadian marine artist Yves Bérubé, the coin shows S.S. Great Eastern in Heart’s Content, Newfoundland.
Click here to visit the Royal Canadian Mint's web page with more information about this coin.
The Royal Sappers and Miners Plaque
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The plaque commemorating The Royal Sappers and Miners stands at the
entrance to the Royal Sappers and Miners Cemetery on the north side of
County Road 42...