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Medal - Death of flying ace Georges Guynemer
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse lettering | CAPITAINE GEORGES GUYNEMER 1894 / 1917 |
| Reverse description | A winged female allegorical figure, nude, flies to the left across the field, accompanied by storks in flight. She holds aloft a rectangular tablet bearing the text of Guynemer's 36th citation to the Army Order. A rocky outcrop with a cross is visible in the lower left background. The engraver's signature appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 36ME CITATION / À L'ORDRE DE L'ARMÉE / DU CAPITAINE GUYNEMER GEORGES / HÉROS LÉGENDAIRE TOMBÉ EN PLEIN CIEL DE GLOIRE / APRÈS TROIS ANS DE LUTTE ARDENTE, RESTERA LE PLUS PUR / SYMBOLE DES QUALITÉS DE LA RACE, TÉNACITÉ INDOMPTABLE / ÉNERGIE FAROUCHE COURAGE SUBLIME ANIMÉ DE LA FOI LA / PLUS INÉBRANLABLE DANS LA VICTOIRE, IL LÈGUE AU SOLDAT / FRANÇAIS UN SOUVENIR IMPÉRISSABLE QUI EXALTERA L'ESPRIT / DE SACRIFICE ET LES PLUS NOBLES ÉMULATIONS. J.P. LÉGASTELOIS |
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