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January 2014 NYINC Auction - Sess. C-D 13 January 2014
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FRANCE. Pro Patria. Patriotic Medal with Airplanes & Dirigible.
47x47mm silver, by J. P. Legastelois. Obverse: Miss France holding flag. Reverse: Military paraphernalia atop a cartouche; above, dirigible and airplanes. May have been issued just before WW1, as such award medals reinforced France's efforts to be militarily prepared; the sting of the Franco-Prussian war never subsided. Spotty tone, otherwise NEARLY MINT STATE.
47x47mm silver, by J. P. Legastelois. Obverse: Miss France holding flag. Reverse: Military paraphernalia atop a cartouche; above, dirigible and airplanes. May have been issued just before WW1, as such award medals reinforced France's efforts to be militarily prepared; the sting of the Franco-Prussian war never subsided. Spotty tone, otherwise NEARLY MINT STATE.