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Cinquantenaire de la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale, Association des anciens combattants français évadés de France internés en Espagne

Location France
Year 1995
Type Award medal
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Obverse description A crowd of stylized figures in high relief carries a large flag and a bouquet of flowers in celebration, with a banner bearing the dates '8 MAI 1945' and '8 MAI 1995' across the lower centre of the field. In the background, a radiant sun emerges from clouds in the upper right, while an aircraft and a ship are depicted in the middle distance, evoking the liberation. The engraver's signature 'Lefrançois' appears at lower right.
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Reverse description The centre of the field features a heraldic shield bearing the inscription 'MAÑANA' and a hatched geometric design, flanked by the words 'AIR' and 'MER' in the field. Below the shield is a rectangular name-plate cartouche engraved 'FOURES Henri', with the word 'TERRE' at the lower centre. A broken chain forms a decorative border around the lower periphery of the field, and the circular legend runs along the upper rim.
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