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Alice Fitzgerald's French Medal Commemorative of the Great War

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Title

Alice Fitzgerald's French Medal Commemorative of the Great War

Description

The medal was created on 23 June 1920 and presented to military and auxiliary services who served between 2 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Circular bronze medal with integral bar for suspension decorated with oak leaves; front features the head of a soldier facing the left as a symbol of the French Republic; suspended from a ribbon with five (5) evenly spaced vertical red and white stripes. Inscription Back: "Republique Francaise/Grande Guerre 1914-1918"

Creator

Morlon, Pierre-Alexandre

Date

1920

Format

Diameter: 1.5 in
Length: 4.5 in

Identifier

Artifact 1599A