Medal - If You Want Peace, Prepare for War

Features

Location France
Period Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type Award medals › Military award
Year 1911
Composition Bronze
Weight 22 g
Diameter 35.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
195708

Obverse

Allegory encouraging a young soldier, pointing to a battle scene in the background.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SI∙VIS∙PACEM∙PARA BELLVM
PRO∙PATRIA

Translation: If You Want Peace, Prepare For War

Engraver: Paul Grandhomme

Reverse

Lion lying in front of a stele inscribed "PRIX du MINISTRE de la GUERRE"; military trophies around.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ENTRAINEMENT PHYSIQUE ✶ PREPARATION MILITAIRE
PRIX du MINISTRE de la GUERRE
FORCE COURAGE

Engraver: Paul Grandhomme

Edge

Heald with punchAutomatically translated

Lettering: (corne d'abondance) BRONZE

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1911)  (fr) Monnaie de Paris

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