Token - Société Française des Monnaies 65th Anniversary of the Normandy landing
Token - Société Française des Monnaies 65th Anniversary of the Normandy landing
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Location
France
Year
2009
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
20 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Bust of General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque in medallion. Landing scene where an M4 Sherman tank is launched onto French soil from the ship USS LST-517, cheered from the deck of the ship by French soldiers of General Leclerc`s 2nd Armored Division.
Obverse lettering
65 EME
ANNIVERSAIRE DU DEBARQUEMENT DE NORMANDIE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
French coat of arms with rooster, fleur-de-lys, imperial crown and laurels.
