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V-E DAY 80th anniversary
1/4€ coin - Canadian Soldier - Uncirculated quality yeardate 2025

€7.00
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Diameter 34 mm
Metal COMMON METAL
Weight 15.8 g
Qualité Uncirculated
Mintage 10000
Millésime 2025
Valeur faciale 0,25€
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 ...
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V-E DAY 80th anniversary 1/4€ coin - Canadian Soldier Uncirculated quality yeardate 2025
€7.00

    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.

    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.

    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.

    The Collection

    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.

    Engraver word
    80 years since Victory in Europe Day
    80th anniversary of D-Day

    Our craftman

    • THE ENGRAVER

      Trained at the best schools, they have the years of experience behind them necessary to master all aspects of the craft. Using industrial oil-based modelling clay and working from a design executed freehand or with CAD software, they skilfully fashion a low relief model in order to enhance the engraving and the way it catches the light. They work alternately with concave and convex plaster moulds until satisfied they have achieved the best 3D rendering of the design.

    • THE MINTER

      The first minters began to ply their trade in France when striking with a hammer appeared in the 4th century BC. Nowdays, minsters use press instead of a hammer. Their knowledge of dies, engraving and metals, and their expertise - passed seamlessly down from one generation to the next for centuries - guarantees the excellence of their work.