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Philippe Pétain - Maréchal de France

Location France
Year 1941
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Edge Smooth, cornucopia hallmark and inscriptions. Script:
Latin Lettering:
2 ARGENT © DOOF71
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Obverse description Left-facing bust of Marshal Philippe Pétain in military uniform, with a decoration visible at the lower chest. The engraver's signature PIERRE TURIN and the date MCMXLI appear in the field. The circumferential legend runs around the entire border.
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Reverse description The francisque — the Vichy regime's symbolic double-headed axe on a fasces — dominates the center of the field. To the left stands a male peasant farmer with agricultural tools, and to the right a seated mother nursing an infant accompanied by a young girl, embodying the regime's motto. The legend appears in the lower field.
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