Display Status
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Object Details
Country of Origin
France
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Heroes of Verdun commemorative medal; Obverse: relief of Joan of Arc, an angel, and an eagle with a crown depicted, engraved text "VERDUN ON NE PASSE PAS MCMXVI"; Reverse: relief busts of General Petain, General Nivelle, and General Castelnac surrounded by a laurel leaf wreath with a Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor depicted, embossed text "GENERAL PATAIN, GENERAL NIVELLE, GENERAL CASTELNAC, A LA GLOIRE DES HEROS DE VERDUN MCMXVI"
Dimensions
3-D: 7 × 0.5cm (2 3/4 × 3/16 in.)
Materials
Bronze (Copper Alloy)
Gold Plating
Inventory Number
A19630017000
Credit Line
Bequest of the Estate of Col. Harold B. Willis
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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