FDA-A.2624-2026
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2624-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
Victory at Liège over German troops in 1914
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Medal of a kneeling female figure and cuffed eagle on obverse; with a lion standing on canon, over looking the city of Liège on the reverse
Description
Dimensions
diameter (actual size): 70mm
depth (actual size): 4mm
depth (actual size): 4mm
Inscription
Lettered on obverse: '1914 / 1918 / POUR / LA CIVILISATION'
Lettered on reverse, legend: 'LEIGE ARRETE L'ARMEE ALLEMANDE / 4-16 AOŬT 1914'
Lettered on edge: 'J. FONSON'
Signed on obverse, middle right: 'Josuë Dupon'
Signed on reverse, lower edge: 'Josuë Dupon'
Lettered on reverse, legend: 'LEIGE ARRETE L'ARMEE ALLEMANDE / 4-16 AOŬT 1914'
Lettered on edge: 'J. FONSON'
Signed on obverse, middle right: 'Josuë Dupon'
Signed on reverse, lower edge: 'Josuë Dupon'
Materials & techniques note
Bronze
Production
Person
Dupon, Josuë, 1864 - 1935 (Medallist)
Organisation
Fonson & Company (Manufacturer)
Date
1920
History and association
Associated object
FDA-A.1065-2020 (associated object)
