The art was created using a genuine poppy gathered from Flanders Fields in Belgium and 3D scanned to preserve it for eternity.
Each piece features a 60-second looping image (NFT). One hundred limited-edition pieces of digital artwork in the form of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are up for sale on the online marketplace, OpenSea and are symbolically priced at 0.1111 ETH (Ethereum a cryptocurrency amount currently equivalent to $550.00) to represent the day of Remembrance. This digital art is another way to preserve the memory of 118,000 fallen Canadian soldiers dating back to 1812, by encrypting their names on an enduring digital symbol. OTTAWA, ON, 27 October, 2021 – The Royal Canadian Legion unveils “The Immortal Poppy” in 2021, to help mark the 100 th anniversary of the poppy as the symbol of Remembrance in Canada. Tribute to the 100 th anniversary of the Poppy of Remembrance
