80 years since Victory in Europe Day

Eleven months after landing on the beaches of Normandy, the Allied forces celebrated the surrender of Nazi Germany on the historic VE-DAY (Victory in Europe Day). 80 years after this decisive victory, Monnaie de Paris is celebrating the event with a new collection that complements the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

This money series is the counterpart to the collection celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, launched in 2024. In 2025, we reach the end of the epic story of these 4 soldiers, each belonging to one of the 4 great Allied nations. After months of fighting, they are now scattered across Europe and Asia, celebrating the return of peace with one voice.

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Emblematic coins

The coins in this collection follow the 4 soldiers of the 4 great Allied nations that we discovered during the collection for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in 2024. We find the French soldier in the Netherlands, the American in Czechoslovakia, the British in Singapore and the Canadian in Germany. The reverse of this coin features all the Allied countries that officially took part in the Normandy landings. The stars under the flags are also a tribute to the ‘Road to Freedom’, the milestones marking the route followed by the 3rd American Army in liberating France as far as Luxembourg. The collection is completed by a commemorative 10 euro coin dedicated to peace and remembrance, symbolised by a flight of doves over the Arc de Triomphe and the flame of the Unknown Soldier.