Description
FRANCE Patriotic Medal World War I 1916 In The Glory of the Armies of Law and Freedom by J.- P. Legastelois 48mm x 62mm Plaque
Obverse: Against a background of soldiers preparing to fight and above a trench rises the Angel of Victory who shows the direction of the enemy. A LA GLOIRE DES ARMEES DU DROIT ET DE LA LIBERTE (Translation: To the glory of the armies of law and liberty) J.-P. LEGASTELOIS
Reverse: Gallic rooster surrounded by oak and laurel branches, against a background of unfurled flags. J.-P. LEGASTELOIS
Edge: Cornucopia privy mark (Paris Mint) BRONZE
Jules-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931) born in Paris, French medallist and sculptor, studied with Levasseur, Carlier and Tonnellier
Obverse: Against a background of soldiers preparing to fight and above a trench rises the Angel of Victory who shows the direction of the enemy. A LA GLOIRE DES ARMEES DU DROIT ET DE LA LIBERTE (Translation: To the glory of the armies of law and liberty) J.-P. LEGASTELOIS
Reverse: Gallic rooster surrounded by oak and laurel branches, against a background of unfurled flags. J.-P. LEGASTELOIS
Edge: Cornucopia privy mark (Paris Mint) BRONZE
Jules-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931) born in Paris, French medallist and sculptor, studied with Levasseur, Carlier and Tonnellier
