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Medal Franco-Prussian War, Loire Campaign, General Alfred Chanzy,
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1871 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | High-relief truncated bust of General Alfred Chanzy in left profile, wearing a military uniform with an ornate collar. The artists' signatures appear in the field on either side of the portrait: 'A. CROISY SCULPTEUR' to the left and 'A. BORREL GRAVEUR' to the right. The border is decorated with a continuous beaded rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | A. CROISY. SCULPTEUR A. BORREL. GRAVEUR |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a six-line dedicatory inscription in the field, divided vertically by an upright sword overlaid on a crossed bundle of oak and palm branches tied with a ribbon at the base. The dates 1870 and 1871 appear in the lower field flanking the bundle. The engraver's signature 'A. BORREL' appears in the lower left. A beaded border frames the design. |
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