The 100th anniversary of the poppy as Canada’s symbol of remembrance includes a range of digital assets
As Canada marks Remembrance Day to honour fallen Canadian soldiers dating back to 1812, a new digital asset has been released.
The Royal Canadian Legion’s non-fungible token (NFT) has been released on the OpenSea marketplace with a value equivalent to $550 for each of the 100 limited-edition pieces of digital art.
“We are thrilled to add such a special feature to this year’s National Poppy Campaign,” says Bruce Julian, Dominion President. “It’s a touching tribute to our fallen, an innovative way to remember them forever, and a means of supporting our Veterans.”
Each piece features a 60-second looping image and was created using a genuine poppy gathered from Flanders Fields in Belgium and 3D scanned to preserve it for eternity.
There are 10 unique versions of ‘The Immortal Poppy’ artworks, each telling the story of a Canadian hero such as Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, the first female Canadian combat soldier killed; Huron Brant, one of more than 200 Indigenous Canadians who gave their lives; and George Lawrence Price, the last Canadian to die in the First World War.
The NFTs are graced with the names of fallen soldiers as a poignant reminder of the fragility of life and the honour of sacrifice and features a large memorial wall with the names of 118,000 fallen soldiers.
The use of digital tokens will enable the Poppy Trust Fund to benefit multiple times from the artworks.
Not only will all proceeds from the initial sale of each piece go towards the fund, so too will 10% of the price of subsequent sales, making an ongoing donation mechanism.
More details are available at ImmortalPoppy.com
