Tourist token - Fonderie Saint Luc - Débarquement en Normandie - D-Day - Gold Beach ND front Tourist token - Fonderie Saint Luc - Débarquement en Normandie - D-Day - Gold Beach ND back
Tourist token - Fonderie Saint Luc - Débarquement en Normandie - D-Day - Gold Beach ND photo
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Tourist token - Fonderie Saint Luc - Débarquement en Normandie - D-Day - Gold Beach ND

 
Zamak 12.89 g 34 mm
Description
Location
France
Issuing company
Saint Luc Foundry
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Composition
Zamak
Weight
12.89 g
Diameter
34 mm
Thickness
2.1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#329639
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Map of the Normandy coast with the location of the Allied landing forces represented by their flags.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DEBARQUEMENT NORMANDIE * 6 JUIN 1944
* Fonderie Saint Luc *
D-DAY
NORMANDY 1944
Etats-Unis 101e D, 82e D Cherbourg
Etats-Unis 9e DI, 79e DI, 90e DI, 4e DI, Utah, Sainte-Mère-Eglise
Etats-Unis 2e DI, 29e DI, 1e DI, Omaha, Pointe du Hoc, Colleville, Bayeux
Royaume-Uni 49e DI, 50e DI, 7e DS, Gold, Arromanches
Canada 3e DI, 2e DI, Juno,
Royaume-Uni 9e DI, 79e DI, 90e DI, 4e DI, Sword, Ouistreham, Bénouville, Caen
Royaume-Uni 6e DI, Le Havre

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