Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Mémorial d'Omaha Beach (Musée Omaha - 6 juin 1944) 2009 front Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Mémorial d'Omaha Beach (Musée Omaha - 6 juin 1944) 2009 back
Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Mémorial d'Omaha Beach (Musée Omaha - 6 juin 1944) 2009 photo

Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Mémorial d'Omaha Beach Musée Omaha - 6 juin

2009 year
Copper-aluminium-nickel 15 g 34 mm
Description
Location
France
Issuing company
Euro Vending Medals (EVM)
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Year
2009
Composition
Copper-aluminium-nickel
Weight
15 g
Diameter
34 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#66768
Rarity index
88%

Reverse

On the periphery the word France written in eight languages. France on the upper and lower sides of the hexagon with the year on the right and left. In the center, the building of the Monnaie de Paris with 6 stars above and below.

Lettering:
צרפת ~ फ्रांस ~ FRANCIA ~ ФРАНЦИЯ ~ FRANKREICH ~ 法国 ~ فرنسا ~ フランス ~
FRANCE FRANCE
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2009 MONNAIE DE PARIS 2009
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
EVM
FRANCE FRANCE

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Along with Colleville-sur-Mer and Vierville-sur-Mer, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is one of the three communes bordering Omaha Beach, "la sanglante", the site of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The commune was awarded the Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 by decree on November 11, 1948. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer