1 Dollar The Battle of the Bulge

Sierra Leone's commemorative dollar series from the mid-2000s drew heavily on WWII anniversaries, and this piece marks the 60th anniversary of the Ardennes offensive — Hitler's last major strategic gamble on the Western Front, launched in December 1944. The German push initially succeeded in exploiting poor weather that grounded Allied air cover, and the 101st Airborne's surrounded garrison at Bastogne became the engagement's defining moment.

Sierra Leone has no historical connection to the battle. These issues were struck for the collector market rather than circulation.