Medal of the Battles of Flanders from France Yale University Art Gallery

1918

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 93.19 g, 12:00, 60 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.27362
Geography: Paris, France
Culture: French
Period: 20th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatic details

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: BATAILLES DES FLANDRES Three female busts facing l. holding swords and shields inscribed with FRANCE, BELGIQUE, BRITANNIA

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: YSER YPRES MESSINES PASSCHENDAELE FORET D'HOUTHULST MONTS DES FLANDRES COURTRAI BRUGES GAND Rampant lion l. in rectangular incuse field, sprays of leaves on l. and r.

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

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