V‑E Day 80th Anniversary €10 Silver Coin – French Soldier

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Eighty years after the Allied victory in Europe, Monnaie de Paris honours the courage and sacrifice that restored peace to a war-torn continent with the V-E Day 80th Anniversary €10 Silver Proof Coin – French Soldier. This remarkable 2025 release pays tribute to Léon, a Second-Maître (Petty Officer) of the Kieffer Commandos — one of just 177 Frenchmen who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. After the Normandy campaign, Léon continued to fight across Europe, taking part in the Walcheren lan