Jeton touristique - Prune - Normandie - D-Day 6 juin 1944 (Utah Beach) ND front Jeton touristique - Prune - Normandie - D-Day 6 juin 1944 (Utah Beach) ND back
Jeton touristique - Prune - Normandie - D-Day 6 juin 1944 (Utah Beach) ND photo
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Jeton touristique - Prune - Normandie - D-Day 6 juin 1944 (Utah Beach) ND

 
Steel 14.34 g 32 mm
Description
Location
France
Issuing entity
Prune
Period
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Composition
Steel
Weight
14.34 g
Diameter
32 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#295717
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 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