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Résistance Française - L'engagement dans les FFL
| Location | France |
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| Weight | 6.12 g |
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| Obverse description | Scene in high relief depicting two figures in a small sailing boat approaching the superstructure of a warship flying a flag, representing French volunteers crossing the Channel to join the Free French Forces following General de Gaulle's appeal of 18 June 1940. The composition fills the entire field with no legend. |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring a large V for Victory flanked by two unfurled French tricolour flags, with the Cross of Lorraine superimposed at centre. The legend RESISTANCE arcs across the upper field and FRANÇAISE across the lower, with the dates 1940 and 1945 in the exergue flanking hallmarks including the fineness mark 925, a V guarantee mark, and the Société Numismatique Française maker's mark. |
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| Reverse lettering | RESISTANCE FRANÇAISE 1940 1945 925 V Ste NF |
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