Burning the White House is doing us a favor. We wouldn't mind you doing it again right about now.
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From the Toronto Sun, June 18th, 2012:
Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the first in a series of coins Monday in Halifax to mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
The $2 circulation coin has an image of the British HMS Shannon frigate -- to signify the historic capture of the American USS Chesapeake off the coast of Boston. The defeated warship was escorted into Halifax Harbour in 1813.
The War of 1812 marks an important part of Canadian history in the country's evolution from colony to sovereign nation.
Four new 25-cent coins will be released this year and in 2013, as part of the series, commemorating 200 years since the U.S. declared war on Great Britain.
"Honouring the bicentennial of the War of 1812 with this special circulation coin pays tribute to some of our greatest national heroes and a crucial moment on the road to Canadian nationhood," Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said in a statement Monday.
Meanwhile, Parks Canada sites across the country, such as a new exhibit to be featured at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, will commemorate the anniversary with special events and re-enactments of the time period over the next three years.
Canada Post has also released a new stamp.