D-Day Sovereign

This story starts over 80 years ago on June 4, 1944, when the allied forces launched “operation overlord” the codename for the Battle of Normandy. Better known as D-Day.
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nAs one of the allied forces, the British Royal Mint, released 1000 80th Anniversary sovereigns.
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nPistrucci’s portrayal of the triumph of good over evil has never been more fitting than on this issue.
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nThis coin is significant as it was struck on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, June 6th, 2024, and it bears a D-Day privy mark, a miliary helmet atop the number 80.