FRANCE, Third Republic. 1870-1940. Cast Æ Medal (68mm, 142.05 g, 12h). On the Glory of the Heroes of Verdun. By Charles Pillet. Dated 1916 (in Roman numerals). Near EF.

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Lot: 667. Estimated: $ 100

World Medals, Bronze

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FRANCE, Third Republic. 1870-1940. Cast Æ Medal (68mm, 142.05 g, 12h). On the Glory of the Heroes of Verdun. By Charles Pillet. Dated 1916 (in Roman numerals). Personification of Verdun, in armor, holding sword and standing facing on raised pedestal; to right, Marianne. holding staff and oak branch, placing hand on Verdun’s shoulder; to right, coats-of-arms of Verdun and the Third Republic surrounded by arms; cityscape in background; to lower left, German imperial eagle, attacking right; to lower right, VERDUN ·/ON · NE · PASSE · PAS ·/· MCMXVI · in three lines / · A · LA · GLOIRE ·/· DES · HÉROS · DE/· VERDUN ·/· MCMXVI · in five lines within laurel wreath joined together with the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur and the Croix de guerre; above, medallions of the three French commanders at Verdun (Philippe Pétain, Robert Nivelle, and Noël de Castelnau). Edge: (cornucopia) BRONZE. Brown surfaces with iridescence, traces of deposits and spots of corrosion. Near EF.


Closing Date and Time: 13 September 2023 at 13:42:00 ET.

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