During World War II the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 until May 13, 1943. Fighting in this region began with Italian attacks on British occupied areas. When the Italians suffered terrible reverses, the German Afrika Korps commanded by Field Marshall Erwin Rommel came to their assistance. After a back-and-forth series of battles for control of Libya and parts of Egypt, British Commonwealth forces under the command of General Bernard Montgomery eventually pushed the Axis forces back to Tunisia. This beautiful Proof Silver Crown comes in a mint issued leatherette presentation case as shown.