41 Combat Engineer Regiment - Regimental Coin

Regimental Coin

The Regimental Coin is an identification symbol and membership token within the Regiment.

On the obverse, the two maple leafs on either side of the UBIQUE represent one of the two units (8 FER & 33 FES) amalgamated to form 41 Combat Engineer Regiment. On the reverse, the grizzly pawprint refers to the grizzly symbol for 41 Combat Engineer Regiment’s parent formation, 41 Canadian Brigade Group. The lazy E refers to the tactical sign for military engineers. Each poppy refers to a former Militia or wartime engineer unit in and/or from Alberta, specifically:

• 4 Field Troop (Canadian Engineers) (1912–1936) started in Calgary then relocated to Banff and finally to Edmonton
• 2 Canadian Tunneling Company (1915–1918) mobilized in Calgary
• 13 Field Company (1920–1968) stationed in Calgary eventually becoming 13 Field Squadron
• Headquarters, 13 District Engineers (1921–1946) based in Calgary eventually becoming 24 Field Squadron (Royal Canadian Engineers) (1946–1958) based in Edmonton and Yellowknife.
• 9 Army Troops Company (1939–2008) based in Edmonton, 25 Engineer Squadron
• 6 Field Park Squadron (1946–2008) based in Lethbridge, eventually becoming 33 Engineer Squadron
• 8 Field Engineer Regiment (1946–2008) based in Edmonton except for a 12-year period in Lethbridge
• 10 Field Squadron (1940–1946) mobilized in Calgary.

The coins are numbered and ownership is recorded at Regimental Headquarters. They are available through the Adjutant at a nominal cost. All persons who have served in the Regiment for a period of at least six months are eligible to buy a coin. Replacement coins are available, however an explanation of the loss of the original must be provided to Regimental Headquarters. The original registration number will be assigned to the replacement coin. Because of its nature and intended purpose, only one coin may be purchased by an individual, and they shall not be sold to collectors or persons ineligible to purchase one on their own.

It has been the custom of other units with Regimental coins to engage in the sport of challenging. In practice this means that the owner of a coin may, at any time, challenge any member of the Regiment to show him his coin. If the person so challenged has his coin in his possession, the challenger is obliged to stand his opponent to a drink. If the person challenged does not have his coin, then he will stand the challenger to a drink. Both coins must be shown.