OBVERSE

After landing, French commandos seize 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 advance to Amfreville and occupy the edges of the Plain. By the evening of June 6th, they will have lost almost 25% of their strength: in addition to the wounded, including Lieutenant Commander Kieffer, two officers and eight men are 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 "Liberty Road," mile markers indicating the route taken by the 3rd American Army for the liberation of France to Luxembourg.