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V-E DAY 80th anniversary
10€ silver coin - British Soldier - Proof quality yeardate 2025

€92.00
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Diameter 37 mm
Metal SILVER 999‰
Weight 22.2 g
Qualité Proof
La qualité "Belle Épreuve" est la plus haute qualité numismatique devant les qualités "Brillant Universel" (BU) et "courante". Une pièce belle épreuve est une pièce obtenue au moyen de coins et de flans spécialement préparés et de conditions de frappe particulières, de sorte que les motifs de gravure ressortent avec une grande netteté et que la surface est sans défaut. Les fonds de la gravure sont extrêmement brillants, les reliefs sont matés.
Mintage 1945
Millésime 2025
Valeur faciale 10€
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 10€ silver coin - British Soldier Proof quality yeardate 2025
€92.00

    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.

    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.

    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.