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Plaquette - Union des sociétés de préparation militaire de France
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The allegorical figure of the Republic seated before a tree, leaning on a shield and overseeing military preparedness exercises, with a youth holding a sword to her left. The lower register bears the organization's name in relief lettering flanked by two fasces, one entwined with a laurel branch and the other with an oak branch. An engraved cursive inscription in the upper field records the competition venue and date. |
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| Obverse lettering | Concours Régle de Bord. 26 Mai 1918 UNION DES SOCIÉTÉS DE PRÉPARATION MILITAIRE DE FRANCE ASSOCIATION NATIONALE |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic high-relief composition after François Rude's sculptural group 'Le Départ des Volontaires de 1792 (La Marseillaise)' from the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, showing a winged allegorical figure of Liberty soaring above a group of armed volunteers surging forward; a masonry wall forms the background. Below the composition, an engraved cursive legend awards first prize, with the recipient's name in raised block capitals along the lower edge. |
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