French world war 2 coin

[recondigger]

I found this last week just had to clean the crud of it first. I wish it could tell me how it got to western NY. My guess is a vet brought it home. It's made of aluminum I thought it was just a store token when I found it. I found the GM Hopkins token about 2 feet away.

 

[Mackaydon]

To the left of the ax head should be a small initial; probably "B" signifying the coin was minted in Beaumont-le-Roger, a small town about 40 miles SE of Le Havre. If so, 34+M of this denomination were minted there in '43. In modern times that mint was opened between 1941 and 1973. And, YES, if the coin could talk it might mention some history about the Allied invasion after D-Day.
Don.......

 

[recondigger]

Thanks mack

 

[burglarifyoulike]

Nice find and, wow, something to think about.

 

[recondigger]

I don't see a B but there is marks to the left and right of the date that I can't make out

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds recondigger!

 

[recondigger]

Thank you