OBVERSE

On June 6, 1944, the 16th Infantry Regiment landed at 6:30 a.m. in Normandy in front of the town of Colleville-sur-Mer. But the German resistance was extremely strong and the Americans were on the verge of disaster. The losses were immense. They did not lose motivation, however, and forced 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 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.