Subject of commemoration: The Call made by General de Gaulle on 18 June 1940 from London, via the BBC, which was a genuine founding act of the Resistance.
Description of the design: The inner part of the coin shows General de Gaulle, in uniform, bareheaded, at a microphone typical of the time, reading the Call, in which the name of the country ‘RF’ is cleverly inserted. At the top is the year of issue ‘2010’, and below it ‘70 ANS’ (70 YEARS) and ‘APPEL 18 JUIN’ (CALL 18 JUNE).
The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 20 million
Date of issue: June 2010
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