D-Day tribute is in the money

Published date13 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The design of the "tails" or reverse side of the 50p coin will be unveiled ahead of the anniversary on June 6

On June 6 1944, in Operation Overlord, Allied forces parachuted into drop zones across northern France. Troops landed across five assault beaches - Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.

The coin, created with the assistance of Imperial War Museums, will depict Allied soldiers disembarking a landing craft.

It will have the inscription...

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