OBVERSE

On June 6, 1944, the 16th Infantry Regiment landed at 6:30 AM in Normandy near the town of Colleville-sur-Mer. But German resistance was extremely strong, and the Americans were on the brink of disaster. Losses were immense. They did not lose heart, however, and broke through the Atlantic Wall!

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.