Coincard France 2020 De Gaulle The Cross of Lorraine with the € 2 coin (27538)
Coincard France 2020 -Charles de Gaulle The Cross of Lorraine Series-
Honoring General Charles de Gaulle, in a series of 4 coincards. This is the photograph of the Cross of Lorainne, emblem of the general.
The 2 € commemorative France 2020 Charles de Gaulle included in the coincard.
This series is limited edition, it is known only to the greatest collectors.
Coincard with 2 euro coin
Charles de Gaulle, commonly called General de Gaulle or sometimes simply the General , born November 22, 1890 in Lille and died November 9, 1970 in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, is a soldier, resistance fighter, statesman and writer French.
He was notably head of Free France then leader of the French National Liberation Committee during World War II, President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946, President of the Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1959, instigator of the Fifth Republic , founded in 1958, and President of the Republic from 1959 to 1969, being the first to occupy the supreme magistracy under this regime.
The Cross of Lorraine, emblem of Free France
General de Gaulle, refusing defeat, decided to continue the fight from London where he made history by pronouncing his famous Call to Resistance on June 18, 1940.
In a few days, for General de Gaulle, it is a question of organizing, from London, this embryo of France which says no. Addressing numerous telegrams to the governors of the Empire, de Gaulle quickly informed of his situation and his position: France could not resign itself to defeat; “The flame of resistance will not be extinguished. "
Very quickly the question arose of identifying the means and forces of the Free French in order to distinguish them from those of Vichy. It was then necessary for the Free French to find a distinctive sign.
From July 1, 1940 in London, on the proposal of Vice-Admiral Muselier and in the presence of Lieutenant-Commander Thierry d'Argenlieu, the Cross of Lorraine was adopted as the emblem of Free France.
What name more evocative for a resistant France than that of Lorraine, land of Joan of Arc, which fought so hard during its history for its independence! This sign so easy to memorize and draw clandestinely is also opposed to the swastika of the Nazi occupier.
The choice of this symbol was the right one: it will bring together the entire Resistance from the outside as well as from the inside.
