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I read in a British newspaper that the "Canadian flag features a stylised maple leaf with 11 points", and the "Canadian dollar has 11 sides". I wondered if they have any link with 11h/11d/11m, and are other clever Canadian reminders of Remembrance Day?

Brett

Sorry Brett......

From Wikipedia.....

The coin's outline is an 11-sided curve of constant width. Its diameter of 26.5 mm and its 11-sidedness matched that of the already-circulating Susan B. Anthony dollar in the United States, and its thickness of 1.95 mm was a close match to the latter's 2.0 mm. Its gold colour differed from the silver-coloured Anthony dollar; however, the succeeding Sacagawea and Presidential dollars matched the loonie's overall hue. Other coins using a curve of constant width include the 7-sided British twenty pence and fifty pence coins (the latter of which has similar size and value to the loonie, but is silver in colour).

Mike

Mike
A boring technical reason - that is disappointing! Nevertheless, thank you for clearing that up.
Regards
Brett

Sorry Brett......

Wish I could say something more patriotic......

Mike

Not Canadian but I know of an English WW1 memorial which is 11 feet 11 inches in height. So it's quite possible that there's something similar in Canada.