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Medal - Charles de Gaulle 1940 - De Gaulle et Churchill
| Location | France |
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| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of Winston Churchill (left, in RAF-style peaked cap) and Charles de Gaulle (right, in French general's kepi) in high relief, facing slightly inward. In the background, a detailed cityscape of London including the Houses of Parliament and the clock tower of Big Ben is rendered in lower relief. The engraver's signature TORCHEUX appears at the lower right of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large Cross of Lorraine in high relief dominates the field, filling the full diameter of the medal. The names of the two commemorated figures are incised within the cross: Ch. de Gaulle in the upper arm and W.L.S. Churchill in the lower arm. |
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