Medal of World War I Africa Medal Artist: Joseph Witterwulghe (Belgian, 1883–1967)

ca. 1918

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

111.53 g, 12:00, 70.7 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Dr. William Gilman Thompson, Ph.B. 1877

Accession Number

2001.87.29394

Geography

Made in Belgium

Culture

Belgian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: RUANDA in exergue, nude african woman with hair tied up on head, wearing bangles on wrists and ankles, kneeling before seated caucasian woman in classical drapery, kneeling woman's l. hand holds seated woman's r. hand and kisses it, seated woman places l. hand on her back, tree middle ground r. with ropes (?) hanging from it, artist's signature r. side

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: CAMEROUN. TABORA / 1914. EST AFRICAIN. 1918 / RHOESIE in exergue, kneeling african soldier facing l. in tall fabric hat, jacket, rolled up trousers, barefoot, holding and aiming rifle, forest of giant leaves background, artist's monogram bottom l. on leaf
Provenance
Dr. WIlliam GIlman Thompson, to about 1928; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., about 1928; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1928–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

Subject

World War I

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