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Jeton touristique - Prune - Normandie - D-Day 6 juin 1944 ND
Steel | 14.76 g | 32 mm |
Location | France |
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Issuing entity | Prune |
Period | Fifth Republic (1958-date) |
Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
Composition | Steel |
Weight | 14.76 g |
Diameter | 32 mm |
Thickness | 2.5 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled, Coloured |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-12 |
Numista | N#370520 |
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Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Peripheral text in yellow on a green background. In the center, four colorized flags: Canadian, British, French and American.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
* 6TH JUNE 1944 *
SWORD * JUNO * GOLD * OMAHA * UTAH
D. DAY
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Omaha Beach was the name used by the Allies during the Second World War to designate one of the five Normandy landing beaches. Assigned to American troops, it was the beach where the Allies lost the most troops, earning it the nickname "Bloody Omaha".Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach