Arromanches - Anti-aicraft defence ND front Arromanches - Anti-aicraft defence ND back
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Arromanches - Anti-aicraft defence ND

 
Copper plated steel 3.89 g -
Description
Location
France
Issuing company
Penny Roller
Type
Souvenir medallions › Elongated coins
Composition
Copper plated steel
Weight
3.89 g
Size
33 × 22 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Oval
Technique
Roller milled (5 euro cent coin)
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#329570
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

Smooth, even.

Edge

Plain

Comment

Mulberry Harbour is a prefabricated harbour built on the Normandy coast during the Second World War to supply the Allies in the days following the Normandy landings. In fact, two harbors were assembled off the beaches of Calvados, but only the one at Arromanches was operational, as the second one in front of Omaha Beach was destroyed by a storm on June 19, 1944. The construction of this port avoided the need for the Allies to take a deep-water port directly. The Mulberry harbor was made up of several large components prefabricated in England, transported and assembled on the Normandy coast. This artificial port was often credited with the success of the Battle of Normandy, and presented as a breakthrough in military logistics. However, historians now put its role into perspective, since until the port of Cherbourg was conquered, the majority of supplies were delivered by landing directly on the beaches, or by using the smaller ports on the Normandy coast. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mulberry