Ranville-Bénouville - Mémorial Pegasus ND front Ranville-Bénouville - Mémorial Pegasus ND back
Ranville-Bénouville - Mémorial Pegasus ND photo
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Ranville-Bénouville - Mémorial Pegasus ND

 
Copper plated steel 3.92 g -
Description
Location
France
Issuing company
Euroscope
Type
Souvenir medallions › Elongated coins
Composition
Copper plated steel
Weight
3.92 g
Size
34 × 22 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Oval
Technique
Roller milled
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#335335
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Smooth, even.

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Pegasus Memorial commemorates the capture intact of the Bénouville Bridge (renamed Pegasus Bridge) by the British 6th Airborne Division on June 6, 1944. It was a crucial point for the Allied advance in Normandy.