Médaille d'honneur des sapeurs-pompiers - Second modèle échelon or

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1935-2017
TypeAward medal
CompositionGold plated silver (.950)
Weight20.5 g
Diameter30 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
ShapeRound with a loop
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
PeriodThird Republic (1870-1940)
NoticeLucien Georges Bazor
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Obverse descriptionEffigy of the Republic wearing a fireman`s helmet. Bélière: vertical ladder linking the medal to the spearheads; covered with two crossed axes. A laurel wreath passes beneath the ring of the ram.
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionFireman`s helmet smothering the fire of a burning building, resting on inscriptions. Nominative cartouche at bottom.
Reverse letteringMINISTERE DE L`INTERIEUR HOMMAGE AU DEVOUEMENT
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
MintageND (1935-1973)  - (fr) Poinçon 1 (950‰) -
ND (1935-1996)  - (fr) Poinçon 2 (800‰) -
ND (1973-1994)  - (fr) Poinçon 1* (925‰) -
ND (1994-2017)  - (fr) Poinçon 925 sous une double corne d`abondance -
Catalog ID6830281080
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