Anne of Green Gables is a book published in 1908 by the Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) recounting the childhood adventures of a spirited, red-haired orphan named Anne Shirley. Inspired by her life on Prince Edward Island, Montgomery had been writing poems and stories since her childhood. The Anne of Green Gables series is made up of 8 books: Anne of Green Gables (1908), Anne of Avonlea (1909), Anne of the Island (1915), Anne's House of Dreams (1917), Rainbow Valley (1919), Rilla of Ingleside (1921), Anne of Windy Poplars (1936), and Anne of Ingleside (1939). The books were also made into television programs and movies both in Canada and the United States.
The Royal Canadian Mint and Canada Post celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first novel in the very popular Anne of Green Gables series with a commemorative coin and two commemorative stamps. The oversized 25-cent coin features a portrait of Anne Shirley by accomplished illustrator Ben Stahl. One stamp shows the same portrait of Anne Shirley, and the other one shows her beloved Green Gables house.
The coin:
The souvenir sheet of 2 stamps:
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