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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 description | Left-facing bust of Captain Georges Guynemer in high relief, wearing a leather aviator helmet with chin strap and goggles. The engraver's signature L. BARILLET appears in the right field, with the maker's mark PARIS.ART at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | In the upper field, a stork in flight is depicted in high relief against billowing clouds. Below, a ten-line commemorative inscription in French fills the field, with a laurel branch in the lower exergue and the date Ordre du 16 Oct. 1915 beneath. |
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| Reverse lettering | Cpt L'ESCADRILLE: N°3 MORT AU CHAMP D'HONNEUR LE 11 SEPTE 1917. HEROS LEGENDAIRE TOMBE EN PLEIN CIEL DE GLOIRE APRES TROIS ANS DE LUTTE. RESTERA LE PLUS PUR SYM- BOLE DES QUALITES DE LA RACE TENACITE INDOMPTABLE ENERGIE FAROUCHE COURAGE SUBLIME... Ordre du 16 Oct. 1915 |
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