Jeton touristique - Prune - Jeep U. S. Army

Jeton touristique - Prune - Jeep U. S. Army - obverseJeton touristique - Prune - Jeep U. S. Army - reverse

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Features

Location France
Issuing entity Prune
Type Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
Composition Steel
Weight 13.97 g
Diameter 31 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Coloured
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
295492

Obverse

A jeep with the colorful US flag in the background. Different from Prune at 6 o'clock.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
U.S ARMY
JEEP

Reverse

A white five-pointed star on a green background.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
U.S
ARMY

Edge

Reeded

Comments

In its call for tenders sent to 135 manufacturers in July 1940, the specifications called for a rectangular body, four-wheel drive, a folding windscreen, low beam and long-range headlights, a weight of 590 kg and the capacity to carry 227 kg (including a machine gun and a three-man crew, hence the specification of three bucket seats), a ground clearance of 16 cm and a height of less than 914 mm, a wheelbase of 1.5 m and a wheelbase of 1.5 m.(including a machine gun and a crew of three men, hence the specification of three bucket seats), a ground clearance of 16 cm and a height of less than 914 mm, a wheelbase of less than 1,905 mm and a very narrow track of 1.494 meters allowing to use, dismantled tires, the railroad tracks. Https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep#:~:text=Jeep%20est%20un%20constructeur%20automobile%20am%C3%A9ricain%20appartenant%20depuis,le%20mot%20%C2%AB%20jeep%20%C2%BB%20une%20automobile%20Automatically translated

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