Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Le blockhaus d'Eperlecques Les armes V1 V2 et le blockhaus
2006 year| Copper-aluminium-nickel | 15.8 g | 34 mm |
| Location | France |
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| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Year | 2006 |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel |
| Weight | 15.8 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#232555 |
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| Rarity index | 92% |
Reverse
Starry listel interrupted by the vintage at 6 o'clock. In the center, the building of the Monnaie de Paris with a star above at 12 o'clock and a star below at 6 o'clock.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
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MONNAIE DE PARIS
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2006
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The bunker, built by Nazi Germany under the code name Kraftwerk Nord West (Powerplant Northwest) between March 1943 and July 1944, was originally intended as a launch facility for the V-2 ballistic missile. It was designed to accommodate more than 100 missiles at a time and to launch up to 36 missiles per day.The facility would have incorporated a liquid oxygen plant and a bomb-proof station to allow delivery of missiles and supplies from production facilities in Germany. It was built using the labor of thousands of prisoners of war and conscripted workers used as slave laborers.
The bunker was never completed following repeated bombings by British and American air forces as part of Operation Crossbow against the German V-weapons program. The attacks caused extensive damage and rendered the bunker unusable for its original purpose. A portion of the bunker was later completed for use as a liquid oxygen plant. It was captured by Allied forces in early September 1944, although its true purpose was not discovered by the Allies until after the war. Instead, the V-2s were launched from mobile batteries based at Meillerwagen that were much less vulnerable to air attack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockhaus_d%27%C3%89perlecques
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Le blockhaus d'Eperlecques (Les armes V1 V2 et le blockhaus) 2006 item.
