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Medal - Bombardment of Antwerp
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Period | World War I |
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| Obverse description | A veiled allegorical female figure stands at left, raising one arm toward the sky in a gesture of despair while a young child clings to her at lower center. In the background, the burning cityscape of Antwerp is depicted in high relief, with a prominent Gothic cathedral tower engulfed in smoke. The engraver's signature ALF. MAUQUOY appears in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ALF. MAUQUOY |
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| Reverse lettering | BOMBARDEMENT D'ANVERS BESCHIETING VAN ANTWERPEN 7 8 9 Oct. 1914 |
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