Summary

French "Here the Barbarians have Passed" medal, circa 1918.

Obverse Description

Scene of ruin and destruction with a semi-naked woman resting her hand on a child. The child lays its head on the woman's lap as she sits on the ground propped up against the rubble of a building.

Reverse Description

Woman with her face buried in her hands and a scared child being comforted by a figure draped in robes. The woman sits on a stone block, a sack at her feet. On a winding pathway in the background, a draped female figure, supports and guides an injured male soldier with a walking stick.

Edge Description

Plain

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