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Medal commemorating the Armistice, 1918
Medal commemorating the Armistice, 1918. Obverse: The bust of Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) (left) in field service tunic and greatcoat. Legend: 'F . FOCH . MARECHAL . DE . FRANCE.' Inscription: 'MCMXVIII.' Reverse: The railway carriage in which the Armistice was signed with, on the left, a bush and on the right, a tree with bare branches and ivy at the base of the trunk. Inscription: 'RETHONDES . SIGNATURE . DE . L' ARMISTICE . 8 - 11 . NOVEMBRE . 1918.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2165 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Prud'homme, Georges Henri |
| Events: | World War I: Armistice of Mudros, 1918; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1918 |
| People: | Foch, Ferdinand |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 67 mm |
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