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Royal Canadian Mint commemorating the FIFA Women’s World Cup with coins.

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Canadian soccer player Emily Zurrer of Vancouver poses with giant replicas of coins during a unveiling of new collector coins at a event in North Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The new collector coins celebrate Canada\'s hosting of the 2015 Women\'s World Cup soccer event. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

OTTAWA – The Royal Canadian Mint is celebrating this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada by offering commemorative coins.

The coins were unveiled Wednesday in Vancouver and Moncton, two of the tournament’s host cities, with members of the Canadian team on hand.

The tournament will be held June 6 to July 5 with games also being played in Ottawa, Edmonton, Montreal and Winnipeg.

The Mint will be offering a $20 silver coin sold at face value and designed by artist Joel Kimmel.

Also included will be six different $10 fine silver coins designed by artist Greg Banning and three $75 gold coins designed by Glen Green.

The $20 coin can be ordered now at 20for20.ca and 20for20.us, with the others becoming available from the Mint starting April 7.

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