Happy Victory Day!

Hello everyone!
Today marks the 74th anniversary since the defeat of Nazi Germany.
If you happen to have any WWII coinage, please post!




Here are some WWII US coins from my collection.

 

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only 2 so far

 

Struck in Philadelphia on unused steel cent blanks. 25.000.000 mintage

 

Pacific Theater.

 

Dates can be difficult. The surrender was signed in Reims on 7 May, effective the next day, so in pretty much every Western country, 8 May is considered Liberation Day and the end of WW2 in Europe. In Russia, and some other Eastern European countries, it's 9 May, because of the signing of the surrender in Berlin the following day. So when we celebrate 9 May in the European Union, that is "Europe Day" (anniversary of the 1950 Schuman Declaration) while "VE Day" is the day before ...

Christian

 

Well, this one has it's 80th birthday.

 

Sorry, in 1939 started the war in Europe, not in the US. So I have to post a coin of the years 1941 to 1945, which I do later.

 

I have many WWII era coins, too many to mention.
These are more important to me.

My Dads war medals, he gave them to me last year for safe keeping, he's 98 now and still healthy.



Left to right 1939-45 Star, The Atlantic Star, The France & Germany Star, 1939-45 War Medal.
Bottom left is a rare silver Sleeve badge he got for staying on after 1945 to detonate /clear the French ports of German mines.

 

Not a coin, but a pin that issued in France when the country was liberated from the Nazis.



And a victory pin.

 

This was a metal detecting find one of my favorites.

 

You first piece is a World War II victory medal. Here is an example with the ribbon that came with it.



There is a whole series of these medals that were awarded to the service men and women who participated in World War II. They were awarded according to the theater in which they serviced, Europe, Asia and here in the U.S. I have them all.

 

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My grandfather was too young for WWI and too old for WWII, so he saw no action. But I do have a Great Uncle who served as a Staff Sergeant in the 603rd Air Engineering Squadron, which supported the 509th Composite Group on Tinian Island, or the group that supported the Enola Gay. Sadly, no one in the family found out about it until after he passed. He kept it a secret from everyone but his wife for his entire life. His daughter didn't even know anything. There is now plenty of documentation - I even found him on the atomic heritage website, including a squad photograph. I wish I had known about this while he lived, it would have been fascinating to talk to him about his experiences, but he spoke about it to no one. Another family member claims that we're also related to someone who was on the U.S.S. Missouri when the Japanese surrendered, but I have yet to confirm that.

Anyway, on to the WWII-era coins (at least the ones that I have photos of).

1943 steel cent graded MS 66 by NGC




1942-D Mercury graded MS 67 FB by NGC/CAC