The 80th Anniversary of VE Day – commemorative coin to mark the historic date from the Royal Mint<\/p>\n
May 8, 1945 marked the end of World War II in Europe, a day when millions around the world celebrated the advent of long-awaited peace. The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of this significant date, and in honor of the anniversary, the Royal Mint has issued a commemorative coin to commemorate Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).<\/p>\n
The coin is a moving tribute to the events and people that made the world possible.<\/p>\n
The reverse features an updated version of John Mills’ famous design, the dove of peace, symbolizing hope and restoration. Winston Churchill’s words, \u201cIN PEACE GOODWILL\u201d have now been added to the composition, reflecting the spirit of unity and peace that prevailed on that momentous day.<\/p>\n
The obverse is traditionally adorned with a portrait of His Majesty King Charles III.<\/p>\n
Denomination: 50p
\nWeight: 8g
\nDiameter: 27.3mm
\nMetal: CuNi
\nPackaging: Official numismatic packaging with a story about the historical events of VE Day and the people who brought Victory closer.<\/p>\n
More than just a collector’s item, this coin is a commemoration of sacrifice, heroism and the triumph of peace that will be appreciated by military historians, collectors and anyone for whom World War II has personal significance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":152012,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4268,4403],"product_tag":[],"giftcard-category":[],"class_list":["post-152046","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-collectible","product_cat-pound-sterling","product_shipping_class-economy-en","pa_country-united-kingdom","pa_quality-mark-brilliant-uncirculated","pa_year1-2025-en-2","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/152046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/152046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=152046"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=152046"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=152046"},{"taxonomy":"giftcard-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coin24.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/giftcard-category?post=152046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}