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50 Pence - Charles III D-Day Naval Shelling, Silver Proof gilded
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing uncrowned effigy of King Charles III after the portrait by Craig Wilson, rendered in high relief with naturalistic detail. The king is depicted bare-headed with a draped shoulder. The legend 'KING CHARLES III · ISLE OF MAN' arcs around the upper periphery, and the date '2024' appears in the lower field below the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The D-Day naval bombardment on 6 June 1944 was the largest coordinated naval gunfire support operation in history — over 130 Allied warships opened fire on German coastal defenses along a 50-mile front beginning at 05:50, expending tens of thousands of rounds in the hours before the first landing craft touched the beaches. The Isle of Man Treasury has issued commemorative coinage for major WWII anniversaries consistently since the 1990s, this piece marking the 80th anniversary of the landings.