Royal Canadian Mint to celebrate FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ coming to Canada

MONCTON, NB, March 16, 2015 /CNW/ - The Royal Canadian Mint will unveil new collector coins celebrating Canada's hosting of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™.

Where:	Moncton Sports Dome
	125 Russ Howard Drive
	Moncton, NB
When:	Wednesday, March 18, 2015
	Media Arrival:  12:45 pm
	Remarks and unveil: 1:00 pm
Who:	Mr. Kirk MacRae, Director, Royal Canadian Mint Board of Directors
	His Worship George LeBlanc, Mayor, City of Moncton
	Josée Bélanger (Coaticook, QC) and Nkem Ezurike (Halifax, NS), members of Canada's Women's National Team
	FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 ^TM

About the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown Corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins. An ISO 9001-2008 certified company, the Mint is recognized as one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an international scale. For more information on the Mint, its products and services, visit www.mint.ca.

About the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™
The FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™, from June 6-July 5, 2015, will be hosted in Canada from coast to coast with matches to be played in Vancouver, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Ottawa, Ontario; Montréal, Québec and Moncton, New Brunswick.  Recognized as the most important international competition in women's football, the upcoming competition will unite football fans worldwide while giving Canada an opportunity to embrace the best of women's sport.

SOURCE Royal Canadian Mint

Alex Reeves, Senior Manager, Communications, Royal Canadian Mint, Telephone: [phone], [email protected]; Natalie Melanson Breau, Venue Communications Manager, Moncton, FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015TM, Telephone: [phone], [email protected]; Carrie Croft, Manager, Communications, National Organising Committee, Telephone: [phone], [email protected]