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The Royal Mint unveiled a commemorative 50p coin in tribute to Allied troops and veterans on Monday, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings.
The coin depicts Allied soldiers disembarking from a landing craft with offensive aircraft in the sky onto the beaches of Normandy.