Medal of Aid for Prisoners of War Artist: Godefroid Devreese (Belgian, 1861–1941)

1914–15

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

White Metal

Dimensions

57.78 g, 12:00, 54.9 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Anne Osterberg

Accession Number

2001.87.26944

Geography

Made in Belgium

Culture

Belgian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: LA CONTAINE DU SOLDAT PRISONNIER / BRUXELLES 1914-1915 young girl l. with long hair in loose gown holding two tied ractangular packages to woman center who had back to viewer, her l. hand raised and her r. hand passing through square hole in wooden door, r., brick wall behind the women

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: man kneeling on on l. knee wearing half-open button down shirt with pocket l., holding rectangular package in l. hand of radio (?) or food (?), he kisses hand that comes in through wooden door l. as if coming from other side of medal, clothes and tassled army hat hang on wall behind
Provenance
Anne Osterberg; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

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