Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - 82e division américaine ND front Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - 82e division américaine ND back
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Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - 82e division américaine ND

 
Steel 30.07 g 40 mm
Description
Location
France
Issuing entity
Prune
Period
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Composition
Steel
Weight
30.07 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
3.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#296043
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

American soldier on the left and the 82nd Airborne Division emblem on the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
D. DAY AIRBORNE DIVISION
AA
82nd
America's Guard of Honor 6.6.61944 *

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The expression D-Day, already used by the military in preparation for the offensives at the end of the First World War, now designates Tuesday June 6, 1944, the first day of the Normandy landings, marking the start of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jour_J