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WWI British and French Medallion Pair, including Verdun

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:15.00 CAD Estimated At:30.00 - 50.00 CAD
WWI British and French Medallion Pair, including Verdun
SOLD
30.00CAD+ buyer's premium (3.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Apr 26 @ 19:01UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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A contrasting pair of WWI medallions, as follows: (1) France 1916/17 Battle of Verdun Medal by S.E. Vernier, 37mm bronze, Obv: Bust of Marianne, the national emblem of the French Republic, facing right, wearing a helmet and holding a sword, text above: "ON NE PASSE PAS" ("they shall not pass"), Rev: Twin towered Porte Chausee in Verdun framed by laurel leaves; (2) "Nach Paris" - a 35mm, 16.6 gram British propaganda medal in Sterling Silver, Obv: Death on horseback, riding in front of Paris, "NACH PARIS" at left ("To Paris"), "1914" to right; Rev: text in an outer band around circumference: "GOETHE - THE PRUSSIAN IS CRUEL BY BIRTH CIVILIZATION WILL MAKE HIM FEROCIOUS", with list of German atrocities detailed at center, including Edith Cavell, the Lusitania, and the Zeppelin Victims. (Lot of 2 medals)