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Medal - Infantry - Queen of battles
| Location | France |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Full-length allegorical female figure standing in high relief, helmeted and wearing classical drapery, holding a downward-pointed sword in her right hand and a large banner inscribed 'HONNEUR ET PATRIE' in her left. The legend 'INFANTERIE' arcs above and 'REINE DES BATAILLES' appears across the lower field, with the engraver's signature 'M. Delannoy' at lower right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two helmeted infantrymen in high relief, each advancing with a rifle at the ready, flanking a central wheat or palm frond motif, with foliate sprigs at the outer edges. Below each soldier a rectangular tablet bears a motto: 'ON NE PASSE PAS' on the left and 'L'HEURE H' on the right. 'VAILLANCE DISCIPLINE' is inscribed in the upper field. |
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