OBVERSE

As part of the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, the Royal Winnipeg Rifles were among the first Allied troops to land along the northern coast of France on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and participated throughout the Normandy Campaign, fighting in numerous battles including Caen and the Falaise Pocket.

REVERSE

The reverse of this coin highlights all the allied countries that officially participated in the Normandy landings surrounding the face value and the word 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 "Route of Freedom", kilometer markers marking the route followed by the 3rd American Army for the liberation of France to Luxembourg.