France 0.25 Euro Base Metals Uncirculated Coin 2025 - V-E DAY 80th anniversary - Set of 4

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France 0.25 Euro Base Metals Uncirculated Coin 2025 - V-E DAY 80th anniversary - Set of 4
* French Soldier
* British Soldier
* Canadian Soldier
* American Soldier

Country: France
Face Value: 0.25 Euro
Theme: French Soldier, British Soldier, Canadian Soldier, American Soldier
Collection: V-E DAY 80th anniversary
Composition: Base Metals
Quality: Uncirculated
Year: 2025
Weight: 15.8 g (per coin)
Mintage: 10,000 (per coin)
Coin Shape: Circular
Diameter: 34 mm
Edge: Plain
Edge Inscription: None
Packaging: Blister
Condition: See images
Certificate: Yes
Mint: Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris)

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Description:
Eleven months after landing on the beaches of Normandy, Allied forces scattered across Europe celebrate the surrender of Nazi Germany. A historic day, “V-E DAY” (or Victory in Europe Day) symbolizes the end of nearly six years of conflict and the return of peace for millions of Europeans. 80 years after this decisive victory, Monnaie de Paris celebrates this historic event by paying a new tribute to the great Allied nations who fought for the liberation of France and Europe.

French
Léon, Second-Maître (Petty Officer) of the Kieffer Commando, was one of the 177 Frenchmen who took part in the Normandy landings. After D-Day, he took part in the Battle of Normandy until August 27th, 1944, when N°4 Commando was put to rest in Great Britain.

In November, he returned to the front in the Netherlands with his comrades. He took part in the Walcheren landing and the capture of Vlissingen (operation Infatuate). His unit took part in several other operations, including raids on the island of Shouwen: Intemperate and Interruption. By May 8th, 1945, N°4 Commando was still in the Netherlands, and in reality, was living out the end of the war somewhat on the sidelines.

British
Richard, private of the 6th Airborne, landed on the night of June 6th, 1944. After the Battle of Normandy, which culminated in the liberation of Calvados, the division was put to rest in Great Britain.

In December 1944, the unit was rushed to Belgium to take part in the Battle of the Bulge, then crossed the Rhine as part of Operation Varsity. At the end of April, it joined up with Soviet troops near Wismar, but its involvement did not end there, as part of the 6th Airborne was sent to the Far East to take part in the fighting against the Japanese. The war came to an end on September 2nd, 1945, and the unit witnessed the disarmament of the Japanese in Malaya and Singapore.

Canadian
Fred, a lieutenant in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, was part of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division that landed on Sword Beach. His unit continued the Battle of Normandy, fighting at Caen and Falaise. The division then headed for the Seine, liberating Rouen on August 30th, 1944. It continued its way in France, liberating Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais.

The unit was then sent to Belgium and the Netherlands, where it took part in the Battle of the Scheldt and the Breskens pocket, reopening the port of Antwerp. It ended the war in Germany, having prepared the assault on the town of Aurich.

American
James, an American officer in the 1st Infantry Division, landed on Omaha Beach. After D-Day, his unit continued the Battle of Normandy with the breakthrough at Avranches (Operation Cobra); it then took part in the closing of the Falaise pocket.

It then fought at Mons and Liège in Belgium, before crossing the Siegfried Line to attack Aix la Chapelle. It then took part in the Battle of the Bulge before crossing back into Germany. In April 1945, the unit entered Czechoslovakia, where it spent its final weeks of combat.

Common Reverse
The reverse of this coin features all the Allied countries that officially took part in the Normandy landings, surrounded by the face value and the RF initials. Clockwise: France Libre, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Australia, USA, Norway, UK, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Belgium.

The stars under the flags are also a tribute to the Liberty Road, mile markers marking the route taken by the 3rd US Army in liberating France as far as Luxembourg.

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