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10 Dollars Battle of Normandy-6.6.1944
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is divided diagonally into two distinct compositional zones. The left portion features a colorized photographic panel depicting Allied troops wading ashore during the D-Day landings at Normandy on 6 June 1944, with landing craft visible in the background; the inscription Battle of Normandy-6.6.1944 appears in italic lettering within this panel. The right portion presents a sculpted allegorical figure of Victory or Liberty in raised relief, depicted as a winged female figure with one arm raised, rendered in the coin's proof finish against the mirrored field. The legend MOMENTS OF FREEDOM arcs prominently along the lower exergue. |
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Liberia has issued commemorative coinage under licensing arrangements since the 1970s, with much of the actual production contracted to European and Asian mints rather than the Monrovia facility. This piece is part of a sprawling WWII anniversary series that flooded the collector market in the mid-2000s — dozens of subjects, uniform specifications, sold primarily through television shopping channels and mail-order catalogs in Germany and the United States.
The Battle of Normandy itself lasted from June 6 through August 21, 1944, involving over three million Allied troops across the full campaign.