Jeton touristique - Prune - Normandie -D-Day (50th Northumbrian Division infantry) ND front Jeton touristique - Prune - Normandie -D-Day (50th Northumbrian Division infantry) ND back
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Jeton touristique - Prune - Normandie -D-Day (50th Northumbrian Division infantry) ND

 
Steel 14.58 g 32 mm
Description
Location
France
Issuing entity
Prune
Period
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Composition
Steel
Weight
14.58 g
Diameter
32 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#295380
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Text in periphery around four flags (U.S.A., Canadian, British and French) with in its center two lions. Different from Prune at 6 o'clock.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
( OMAHA * UTAH * JUNO * GOLD * SWORD )
D - DAY NORMANDIE 6.6.44

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served with distinction during World War II. Prior to the war, the division was part of the Territorial Army (TA) and the two T's in the divisional badge represent the two main rivers in its recruitment area, the Tyne and Tees rivers. The division served in nearly every major engagement of the European war from 1940 to late 1944 and also served with distinction in North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East from mid-1941 to 1943. The 50th Division was one of two British divisions (the other being the 3rd Infantry Division) to land in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, where it landed on Gold Beach. Four men from the division were awarded the Victoria Cross during the war, more than any other British Army division during World War II. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_%28Northumbrian%29_Infantry_Division