The Battle of the Somme remains the most devastating day in British military history. On 1st July 1916, nearly 20,000 British soldiers were killed and over 38,000 wounded before nightfall — yet the offensive ground on for 141 days across the churned fields of Picardy. The Somme became a byword for the terrible cost of industrial warfare, but also for the extraordinary courage of the men who went over the top into a storm of machine-gun fire and emerged as legends.
This silver-plated commemorative honours the Battle of the Somme in poignant numismatic detail. Struck to a Brilliant Uncirculated standard with a proof-like finish, this 32mm piece is plated in .999 fine silver and weighs 10.5 grams — a solemn tribute to the fallen of Britain's bloodiest battle.
We will remember them — add this deeply moving piece to your Defenders of the Realm collection before it is gone.
