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© PLH28 (CC BY-NC-SA)
Jeton touristique - Prune - Arromanches - Port artificiel ND
| Steel | 13.90 g | 31 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Prune |
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Composition | Steel |
| Weight | 13.90 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#329917 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Peripheral text. American, Canadian, British and French flags around a central circle containing two leopards, the Norman emblem. Different from Prune at 6 o'clock.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
OMAHA ° UTAH ° JUNO ° GOLD ° SWORD
D-DAY NORMANDIE 6.6.1944
Edge
Reeded
Comment
This token is also available in 32mm diameter.Mulberry Harbour was a prefabricated harbour built on the Normandy coast during the Second World War to enable the Allies to be supplied 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. (wikipedia)
