Winston Churchill and the Liberation of France

€379,470.00
LocationFrance
Year1966
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionBronze
Weight175 g
Diameter68 mm
Thickness5.1 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth with inscription Script: Latin Lettering: 1966 BRONZE
PeriodFifth Republic (1958-date)
NoticePierre Turin
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBust of Churchill in uniform, slightly to left
Obverse letteringWINSTON CHURCHILL PIERRE TURIN MCMVL
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionChurchill family arms and inscription below
Reverse lettering`NOUS N`AVONS QU`UN DESIR VOIR UNE FRANCE FORTE ET LIBRE ENTOUREE DE SON EMPIRE ET REUNIE A L`ALSACE-LORRAINE` 10 NOVEMBRE 1942
(Translation: `For ourselves we have no wish but to see France free and strong, with her Empire gathered round her and with Alsace-Lorraine restored.` November 10, 1942)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
MintageND (1966)  - -
Catalog ID4172807350
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