Silver Medal, Le Locle, Switzerland. 0000.999.52561

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 40

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Artist: Huguenin, Henri-Edouard
  • Maker: Huguenin Frères & Compagnie

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Le Locle
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Switzerland

• Obverse

  • Legend: GLORIA VICTORIBUS
  • Type: Female figure standing to r.; holding shield inscribed "U.S. ARMY" with l. hand and palm tree branch in extended r. arm/ hand.

• Reverse

  • Legend: IN MEMORY/ OF MY SERVICE/ IN FRANCE/ -- WORLD S WAR/ 1914-1919
  • Type: Laurel branch.
  • Symbol: HUGUENIN

References

• Reference: AoD 19239.8217.17.a

Administrative History

• Identifier: 0000.999.52561
• Lot: 0000.999
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Event: U.S. involvement in World War I

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined