Catalog
Medal - Lourdes Armée belge
| Location | Belgium |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts the Apparition of Lourdes in high relief, showing the Virgin Mary standing on a rocky grotto ledge with a tree to the left, while the kneeling figure of Bernadette Soubirous prays before her. Roses are depicted at the base of the apparition, with a small engraver's signature visible in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears incuse lettering in the field arranged across two horizontal lines in the centre, with additional text curved along the lower rim. The inscriptions identify the medal as issued for the Belgian Army pilgrimage to Lourdes. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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