Medal - The French Rhine 1914-1918, France, 1918

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Item NU 34463 Medal - The French Rhine 1914-1918, France, 1918

Summary

Medal for The French Rhine 1914-1918.

Obverse Description

Profile of soldier standing on rock ledge with his rifle. Text along top edge in wreath border.

Reverse Description

Draped female figure comforting woman. Text along top edge and artist's name (illeg) at lower right.

Edge Description

Plain

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Collecting Areas

Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
Date Issued

1918 AD
Issued By

France, 1918
Artist

Jo Jieu, 1918
Inscriptions

Obverse inscription: 1914-1918" Reverse inscription: "LE RHIN FRANCAIS".
Series

Commemorative
Material

Bronze
Axis

12
Classification

Medals, Commemorative, Military history
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

Numismatics
Type of item

Object
Overall Dimensions

50 mm (Outside Diameter)
Shape

Round
Keywords

Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918

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Item NU 34463 Medal - The French Rhine 1914-1918, France, 1918

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