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1994 D-Day Landings 50p Silver Proof Coin Box Coa
SP50C-02000
£59.95
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Product Details
Manufacturer:
Royal Mint
Issuing Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
1994
Monarch:
Elizabeth II (1953 - 2022)
Collections:
Second World War
Series / Ranges:
D-Day Landings
Denomination:
50p
Metal:
Silver
Purity:
.925
Metal Content:
0.4014 Troy Ounce
Weight:
13.50 Grams
Diameter:
30.00mm
Quality:
Silver Proof
Issue Limit:
40,000 Worldwide
Presentation:
Boxed with Certificate
In 1994, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe, the Royal Mint is releasing a Limited Issue 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
Plans to liberate Europe began in earnest in the Spring of 1943. Under the Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D Eisenhower, the air, sea and land might of Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States, as well as units from virtually every occupied country in Europe, were to form the largest invasion force ever seen. By the Spring of 1944 more than three million men had gathered in Southern England in readiness for the Normandy Landings.
It was realised that an invasion was likely in the Summer of 1944 but the exact date and location remained one of the best kept secrets of the War. Thus Operation Overlord, one of the most difficult military operations ever undertaken, was able to begin just after midnight on 6th June 1944 - in the first hour of the day that would forever be known as D-Day.
It was realised that an invasion was likely in the Summer of 1944 but the exact date and location remained one of the best kept secrets of the War. Thus Operation Overlord, one of the most difficult military operations ever undertaken, was able to begin just after midnight on 6th June 1944 - in the first hour of the day that would forever be known as D-Day.
The Allied invasion force filling the sea and sky and heading for Normandy on 6th June vividly captured on this splendid commemorative coin.
The design was created by award winning sculptor John Mills and was inspired by his boyhood recollections of that historic day. Looking up at the sky he saw it filled with distinctively marked planes and realised that the invasion of France was underway.
Raphael Maklouf's much acclaimed portrait of Her Majesty, the Queen graces the obverse.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
The design was created by award winning sculptor John Mills and was inspired by his boyhood recollections of that historic day. Looking up at the sky he saw it filled with distinctively marked planes and realised that the invasion of France was underway.
Raphael Maklouf's much acclaimed portrait of Her Majesty, the Queen graces the obverse.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
- Limited Mintage of 40,000 Coins Worldwide
- Struck to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
- Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Europe
- Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity
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