Obverse: Poilu with complete complement of combat gear viewed three-quarters from behind, leaning on rifle held with left hand; monogram
in lower right field.
The gear each poilu was expected to carry|into combat in 1914 weighed nearly 70|pounds, including the Lebel M1886 rifle,|which
alone weighed nearly 10 pounds.
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