FDA-A.2612-2026
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2612-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
Battle of the Marne
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Medal of three figures (profiles, facing right) around a laurel wreath on obverse; Frech republic in the guise of a warrior, wearing a Phyrgian cap and carrying a sword, flying over the battlefield of the Marne on reverse
Description
Dimensions
diameter (actual size): 68mm
depth (actual size): 5mm
depth (actual size): 5mm
Inscription
Lettered on obverse, legend: ''BATAILLE / DE LA / MARNE / SEPTEMBRE / 1914'
Lettered on edge, with cornucopia hallmark: 'BRONZE'
Signed on obverse, lower edge: 'J P LEGASTELOIS'
Signed on reverse, lower edge: 'J P LEGASTELOIS'
Lettered on edge, with cornucopia hallmark: 'BRONZE'
Signed on obverse, lower edge: 'J P LEGASTELOIS'
Signed on reverse, lower edge: 'J P LEGASTELOIS'
Materials & techniques note
Bronze
Production
Person
Legastelois, Jules-Prosper, 1855 - 1931 (Medallist)
Date
c.1914
History and association
Associated object
FDA-A.1065-2020 (associated object)
