Dambusters 80th - Guy Gibson 50p Uncirculated Coin

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the iconic raid by RAF 617 Squadron thereafter known as the 'Dambusters' with this 50p Pitcairn Islands uncirculated coin.

These are the first ever official RAF issue coins to feature the portrait of King Charles III. They are licensed with the RAF and bear the official RAF logo making them a perfect collectors item.

Guy Gibson was a British Royal Air Force officer and the commanding officer of No. 617 Squadron during World War II. He was responsible for leading the squadron in their daring bombing raid on the dams of the Ruhr Valley in Germany, using the innovative bouncing bomb designed by Barnes Wallis.