OBVERSE

After their landing, French commandos seized an artillery piece, then the Riva-Bella Casino, before pushing inland through Colleville and Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay to link up at Pegasus Bridge with British troops of the 6th Airborne Division. They then rejoined Amfreville and occupied the outskirts of Le Plain. By the evening of June 6, they had lost almost 25% of their strength: in addition to the wounded, including Lieutenant Commander Kieffer, two officers and eight men were killed. 

REVERSE

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 "Voie de la liberté" (Liberty Trail), mile markers indicating the route taken by the US 3rd Army for the liberation of France to Luxembourg.