Medal - Société Française des Monnaies Paris libéré
Medal - Société Française des Monnaies Paris libéré
€259,402.00
Location
France
Year
2020
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
20 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
In the foreground, an armored vehicle of General Leclerc`s 2nd armored division parades along the Champs-Élysées, followed by foot soldiers and Resistance fighters; in the background, under the Arc de Triomphe, the French flag flies again; at the zenith, a dove carrying an olive branch in its beak symbolizes the return of peace; finally, the insignia of the 2nd armored division, representing a Lorraine cross on a map of France.
Obverse lettering
PARIS LIBÉRÉ 1944
VIVE DE GAULLE DIVISION LECLERC
LA VICTOIRE
D’UNE NATION
Obverse script
Reverse description
French coat of arms with cock and fleur-de-lys blazon surmounted by a crown. Laurel branches