American Numismatic Society: Silver Medal, Paris. 1944.124.10

Obverse: BATAILLE DE LA MARNE SEPTEMBRE 1914 - Jugate busts of Joffre, Maunoury, and Gallieni

Reverse: Marianne with sword hovering over the French army as they advance; to the left the Parisian taxi cabs requisitioned by Gallieni to bring the Tunisian reinforcements to the front; behind, the Eiffel Tower and Paris.

Physical Description

Measurements
- Diameter (in mm): 68

Typological Description

Object Type: Medal
Date on Object
- Date: 1914
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Silver
Authority
- Artist: Legastelois, Jules Prosper
- Maker: Monnaie de Paris
Geographic
- Place of Production: Paris
- Place of Cataloging Relevance: France
- Place of Cataloging Relevance: Third French Republic

References

Reference: AoD 6185.1257.1.b [http://numismatics.org/aod/id/6185.1257.1.b]
Reference: Phagan.vanAlfen.2017.no.14

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.124.10
Lot: 1944.124
Department: Medals and Decorations
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Rights

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

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Silver Medal, Paris. 1944.124.10

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Date on Object

Authority

Geographic

References

Administrative History

Rights

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