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Description
10 Euros FRANCE 2024
Theme: France - Sword Beach
Series: 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings
Quality: BU (Brilliant Uncirculated)
Mintage: 1944 copies.
999 Silver - 22.2 g - 37 mm in diameter.
Coin in capsule with case and certificate of authenticity
Because Normandy would not have been liberated without the Allied nations, the Monnaie de Paris wanted to pay tribute to this historic event through several stories. The coins in this collection are dedicated to 4 soldiers from the 4 major Allied nations who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944. These 4 fictional heroes embody the story of soldiers who actually fought during the Normandy landings.
Léon, Second-Master of the Kieffer Commando, is one of the 177 French who participated in the Normandy landings on the beach called "Sword Beach" alongside the British forces within Commando No. 4. He poses here in front of one of the Bunkers of Ouistreham with his comrades in the background holding the flag of the Free French Naval Forces. After their landing, the French commandos seized a piece of artillery, then the Riva-Bella Casino, before moving inland through Colleville and Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay to join Pegasus Bridge with the British troops of the 6th Airborne Division. They then joined Amfreville and occupied the edge of the Plain. By the evening of June 6, they had lost almost 25% of their strength: in addition to the wounded, including Corvette Captain Kieffer, two officers and eight men were killed.
The reverse of this coin highlights all the Allied countries that officially participated in the Normandy landings surrounding the face value and the mention RF. Clockwise: Free France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Australia, United States, Norway, United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Belgium. The stars under the flags are also a tribute to the "Road to Freedom", kilometer markers marking the route followed by the 3rd American Army for the liberation of France to Luxembourg.
