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Résistance Française - Jeep la Vengeuse
| Location | France |
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| Composition | Gold plated silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Detailed relief scene depicting Commandant Bourgoin standing in the jeep 'La Vengeuse' with driver Achille Muller at the wheel, parading through the streets of liberated Vannes on August 8, 1944, greeted by cheering crowds lining the buildings and trees in the background. The composition fills the entire field without a surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring a large V for Victory with the Cross of Lorraine superimposed at its center, flanked by two unfurled French flags in relief. The circular legend reads 'RESISTANCE FRANÇAISE' around the upper and lower periphery, with the dates '1940' and '1945' in the lower field. Three guarantee hallmarks appear in the exergue area. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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