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Medal - If You Want Peace, Prepare for War
Location | France |
Year | 1911 |
Type | Award medal |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 22 g |
Diameter | 35.5 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Edge | Heald with punch Lettering: (corne d`abondance) BRONZE |
Period | Third Republic (1870-1940) |
Notice | Paul Grandhomme |
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Obverse description | Allegory encouraging a young soldier, pointing to a battle scene in the background. |
Obverse lettering | SI∙VIS∙PACEM∙PARA BELLVM
PRO∙PATRIA (Translation: If You Want Peace, Prepare For War) |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | Lion lying in front of a stele inscribed `PRIX du MINISTRE de la GUERRE`; military trophies around. |
Reverse lettering | ENTRAINEMENT PHYSIQUE ✶ PREPARATION
MILITAIRE
PRIX du MINISTRE de la GUERRE
FORCE COURAGE |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mintage | ND (1911) - (fr) Monnaie de Paris -
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Catalog ID | 9015657410 |
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