Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - Omaha Beach - Utah Beach ND front

Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - Omaha Beach - Utah Beach ND back

Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - Omaha Beach - Utah Beach ND photo

Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - Omaha Beach - Utah Beach ND


Steel	30.34 g	40 mm

Description

Location	France
Issuing entity	Prune
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Medals › Commemorative medals
Composition	Steel
Weight	30.34 g
Diameter	40 mm
Thickness	3.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled, Coloured
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-11-12

References

Numista	N#296472
Rarity index	91%

Reverse

American soldier with U.S. flag in background. Emblem of the 4th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. Different from Prune at 10 o'clock.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
4TH INFANTRY IVY DIV. US ARMY
UTAH D-DAY 6.6.1944

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

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

L'expression jour J (en anglais : D-Day), déjà utilisée par les militaires lors de la préparation des offensives de la fin de la Première Guerre mondiale, désigne actuellement le mardi 6 juin 1944, premier jour du débarquement de Normandie, marquant le début de la bataille de Normandie lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jour_J

Jeton touristique - Prune - D-Day - Omaha Beach - Utah Beach ND

Reverse

Edge

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See also

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