French Mint Canada - 80 years of the VDAY - 10 Euros Silver 2025 BE ( belle épreuve)

10 Euros FRANCE 2025

Theme: Canada - Germany

Series: 80 Years of Victory
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 1945 copies.
999 ‰ Silver - 22.2 g - 37 mm in diameter.
Coin in capsule in case with certificate of authenticity

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 and liberated Rouen on August 30, 1944. It continued its route in France, liberating Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais. The unit was then sent to Belgium and the Netherlands, where it participated in the Battle of the Scheldt and the Breskens pocket, allowing the reopening of the port of Antwerp. It ended the war in Germany after preparing for the assault on the town of Aurich. 
 The reverse of this coin highlights all the Allied countries that officially participated in the Normandy landings, surrounding the face value and the mention RF. Clockwise: Free France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Australia, United States, Norway, United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Belgium. The stars under the flags are also a tribute to the "Path of Liberty", kilometer markers marking the route followed by the 3rd US Army for the liberation of France to Luxembourg. 

 

 

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