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THE NORMANDY LIBERTY BELLRich Hartzog writes: After attending the ANA New Orleans Convention, I stayed in NOLA for a month, and went to the National WWII Museum. While there are a number of military orders and decorations on display, the one item of interest to numismatists is a replica of the Liberty Bell. Also done by Pass & Stow, it is marked "Normandy Liberty Bell, 6 June 2004". It is the same size (large!) as the original bell, and is in a cradle.
A French individual, Patrick Daudon, commissioned this replica of the Liberty Bell to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. He chose the Liberty Bell because the Bell was struck seven times on D-Day by the Philadelphia mayor to spell out the word "Liberty." The Normandy Liberty Bell will tour the United States for a period of two years, starting in July 2005. The Normandy Liberty Bell was first rung on June 6, 2004 on the shores of Normandy to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. It was first rung in the United States on July 4, 2005 outside of the Liberty Bell Center on Independence Mall as part of the "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony.
The above text is from a web page Rich forwarded. He also provided the images. Thanks!
I wasn't aware of this version of the Bell, nor of the ringing of the original on D-Day.
The French may hate U.S. tourists (and not without reason), but they do know how to honor liberty and freedom. Thanks for the statue and bell!
-Editor
To read the complete article, see:
Normandy Liberty Bell
(www.ushistory.org/libertybell/more/normandybell.htm)
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