Royal Canadian Mint to unveil collector coin to celebrate Alice Munro winning the Nobel Prize in Literature

OTTAWA, March 20, 2014 /CNW/ - The Royal Canadian Mint will unveil a silver collector coin to celebrate Alice Munro's remarkable achievement in winning the prestigious 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Where:	Greater Victoria Public Library Central Branch   735 Broughton Street Victoria, BC V8W 3H2
When:	Monday, March 24, 2014 Media Arrival: 9:45 am Remarks and unveil: 10:00 am
Who:	Beverley Lepine, Chief Operating Officer, Royal Canadian Mint Alice Munro, Author and Recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature Maureen Sawa, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Victoria Public Library

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SOURCE: Royal Canadian Mint

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