France 2014 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944
70th anniversary of the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944
In the coin’s central field the word D-DAY is
written in such a way as to depict a landing craft and a tank gun barrel. The
years 1944-2014 appear above the tank gun, with the inscription ‘70e
anniversaire du débarquement’ (70th anniversary of the landings) further down.
The distinctive footprints left by the boots worn by American, British and
Canadian troops are gradually disappearing in the sand, washed away by a wave.
The words of a poem by Verlaine used as a code for the start of the landings
are engraved on the wave: ‘Les sanglots longs des violons de l’automne blessent
mon coeur d’une langueur monotone’ (the long sobs of the violins of autumn
wound my heart with a monotonous languor). The coin’s outer ring bears the 12
stars of the European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 3'000'000 pcs.
Country of origin - France
Year of release - 2014
