The Battle of Britain RAF WWII Veteran Remembrance Day Coin Stamp Gift Set 1940

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World War II The Battle of Britain 1940 Coin Display Set

In 1940, during the dark days of World War II, the German high command decided that the R.A.F had to be eliminated to gain control in the air, before their planned invasion of Britain could begin.

During the summer and early autumn of 1940 the R.A.F, containing volunteers from the Commonwealth and Europe, repulsed the mass German raids.

The display contains ten coins, namely: halfcrown, florin, English shilling, Scottish shilling, sixpence, threepence (all struck in 50% silver), brass threepence, penny, halfpenny, farthing plus an original 1965 British postage stamp, which was issued in 1965 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

The coins were minted in 1940 and are in Fine (or better) condition and the stamp is in unused Mint condition.

The item is housed in a display protection case. The set can be removed from the case for framing if so desired.

The display shows the inscription "Never, in the field of human conflict, has so much been owed by so many to so few" - Winston S. Churchill 1940.

The set is housed in a display protection case but can be removed so why not frame to further enhance?

 

The year that was 1940...

• On 10 May, Winston Churchill becomes British prime minister, forming a Coalition government • From 10 to 14 May, Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg • From 27 May to 4 June, more than 300,000 Allied troops are evacuated from Dunkirk to Britain • On 17 June, France surrenders to Germany, and Adolf Hitler holds a victory parade in Paris. France is divided in two: the Germany-occupied north and south-west, with the rest under the rule of the so-called 'Vichy' government, which is actually a German puppet. Meanwhile, Charles de Gaulle in London proclaims the formation of the Free French movement • Between August and September, the Battle of Britain is fought as the German Luftwaffe tries to bomb Britain into surrender • On 5 November, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is re-elected US president for an unprecedented third term • Actor Charlie Chaplin stars as Hitler in the satirical Hollywood film The Great Dictator •

World War Two 1939 – 1945

 

World War Two in Europe began on 3 September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler had refused to abort his invasion of Poland, the territorial integrity of which had been guaranteed by Britain and France in March 1939.

 

Following several months of "phoney war", Hitler invaded France and the BeNeLux countries, which fell to him in June 1940. Britain endured the Blitz and feared invasion until the Battle of Britain in September 1940 secured superiority of the skies.

 

In June 1941, Hitler extended the war to the east by invading the Soviet Union, thereby making war on two fronts. The war further escalated on 7 December 1941 when America declared war on the Japanese after they bombed the American naval base at Pearl Harbour. Hitler's declaration of war on America proved to be his undoing. With American entry into the war, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill felt certain of ultimate victory.

 

During 1942 Britain fought the Germans and the Italians in North Africa for control of the Eastern Mediterranean, oil and the Suez canal, achieving victory at El Alamein in October 1942. Thereafter, the British and Americans fought their way through Italy and drove the Germans out of the Balkans.

 

On 6 June 1944, a second Western front was opened with the invasion of Normandy - D-day. Soon the Russians had control of Eastern Europe and were on the outskirts of Berlin and the Western Allies had driven the Germans back into Germany. The war in Europe ended on 8 May 1945 when Admiral Doenitz surrendered (Hitler having committed suicide a week earlier on 30 April). In August 1945 the Japanese surrendered after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

 

The losses of World War Two were as horrendous as its earlier counterpart - out of a total of 60,000,000 dead - at least 20,000,000 Soviet citizens alone - Britain and her Empire escaped relatively lightly with less than 500,000 Imperial troops killed (of which 144,000 were from the United Kingdom).

  • Condition: The display and case are in New/Mint condition, the coins are in Fine (or better) condition and the stamp is in unused Mint condition as issued.
  • Country of Origin: Great Britain
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Year of Issue: 1940
  • Denomination: Complete Year Set
  • Era: George VI (1936-1952)

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