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Médaille commémorative › Médaille de personnalité ou portrait
| Location | France |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of the Mulberry harbour (Port Winston) at Arromanches, showing the concrete caisson structures (Phoenixes) of the artificial harbour in the lower field, with the plan of the harbour layout engraved across the upper field including pontoon bridges, piers, and approach channels. The composition combines a three-dimensional rendering of the harbour structures with a cartographic plan of the installation. |
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| Reverse description | Plain concave field bearing the coat of arms of Arromanches at the top, surmounted by a legend, followed by six lines of bilingual inscribed text in French and English commemorating the D-Day Mulberry harbour plan. The surface is smooth with no additional decorative elements. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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