See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration! or register with email

Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!

Médaille de la Défense nationale échelons bronze et or

Location France
Year 1982
Type Award medal
Composition Log in to see details
Weight Log in to see details
Diameter Log in to see details
Thickness Log in to see details
Shape Log in to see details
Technique Log in to see details
Orientation Log in to see details
Edge Log in to see details
Period Log in to see details
Notice Log in to see details
Reference(s) Log in to see details
Obverse description High-relief bust of the Marseillaise, after François Rude's sculpture, depicted as a helmeted allegorical female figure with mouth open in a battle cry, accompanied by a winged figure above. The legend 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' arcs around the field, with the engraver's signature visible in the lower left exergue.
Obverse script Log in to see details
Obverse lettering RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
BR FLO
Reverse description Central motif of a stylized Phrygian cap in high relief, flanked by an olive branch with leaves extending across the field. The circular legend 'ARMÉE NATION' arcs across the upper portion and 'DÉFENSE NATIONALE' across the lower, separated by small floral ornaments.
Reverse script Log in to see details
Reverse lettering Log in to see details
Mint Log in to see details
Mintage Log in to see details
Comments Log in to see details

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE