Canada Creates Breast Cancer Awareness Coin
Very cool idea - Oh Canada!
TORONTO, March 31 /CNW Telbec/ - Today the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), in partnership with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, unveiled the world'ssecond coloured circulation coin. The 25-cent coin features the iconic pink ribbon, the symbol of hope and awareness in the effort to create a future without breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common diagnosed cancer in Canadian women, and one in nine Canadian women is expected to develop breast cancer at some point during her lifetime(1). The RCM's 25-cent coin will help to create a path of awareness for the disease. The unveiling of the coin took place at LIFEfest, the Expo for Women, presented by Shoppers Drug Mart at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.