Medal - If You Want Peace, Prepare for War

€242,538.00
LocationFrance
Year1911
TypeAward medals › Military awards
CompositionBronze
Weight61.7 g
Diameter49.6 mm
Thickness4.6 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeLettering: (corne) BRONZE
PeriodThird Republic (1870-1940)
NoticeP Grandhomme
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Obverse descriptionMarianne, representative of the French Republic sitting upon a cannon, her right hand resting upon the shoulder of a standing infantryman, his hands placed upon the muzzle of his upright rifle, a group of charging infantrymen in the background to the right. Lower right (5 o`clock position) PGRANDHOMME
Obverse letteringSI∙VIS∙PACEM∙PARA BELLVM PRO∙PATRIA
(Translation: If You Want Peace, Prepare for War For Country)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA tablet with inscription - Award of the Minister of War, a lion in front of the tablet and a plane on top, with various icons of war on either side (rifle, cannon balls, bicycle, target, swords, stirrups, gloves, horn, drum). Lower right (5 o`clock position) GRANDHOMME 1911
Reverse letteringENTRAINEMENT PHYSIQUE ✶ PREPARATION MILITAIRE PRIX du MINISTRE de la GUERRE GRANDHOMME 1911 FORCE COURAGE
(Translation: Physical Training, Military Preparation Award of the Minister of War Force Courage)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1911  - Reverse has year under engraver name -
Catalog ID9839438710
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