Bronze Medal, France. 1985.81.238

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Length: 50
  • Length: 47

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1914
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze
• Shape: Square

• Authority

  • Artist: Poisson, Pierre-Marie
  • Issuer: Société Francaise des Amis de la Medaille

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: France
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Third French Republic

References

• Reference: AoD 6185.16159.1.a [http://numismatics.org/aod/id/6185.16159.1.a]
• Reference: Phagan.vanAlfen.2017.no.35

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1985.81.238
• Lot: 1985.81
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

This medal was produced as part of the|Soci�t� des amis de la m�daille fran�aise|series. Poisson had originally|contracted to produce a medal on the subject|of dance, but once the war began decided instead|to honor those soldiers who had given|their lives for France.

Rights

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