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RARE WW1 FRENCH LIBERATION DE METZ NOVEMBER 19, 1918 CASED BRONZE MEDAL For Sale
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RARE WW1 FRENCH LIBERATION DE METZ NOVEMBER 19, 1918 CASED BRONZE MEDAL:
$265.00
ORIGINAL! RARE! WW1 FRENCH LIBERATION DE METZ NOVEMBER 19, 1918 CASED BRONZE MEDALRARE!WW1 FRENCH - \" LIBERATION OF METZ \" BRONZE MEDAL WITH ORIGINAL PAPERBOARD CASE.
During WW1 this first major operation by an U.S.Army under its own command took 16,000 prisoners at a cost of 7,000 casualties, eliminated the threat of an attack on the rear of Allied fortifications at Nancy and Verdun, greatly improved Allied lateral rail communications, and opened the way for a possible future offensive to seize Metz and the Briey iron fields.
OBVERSE:
METZ A SES LIBERATE 19 NOVEMBRE 1918
(METZ TO HIS FREEDOM NOVEMBER 19, 1918)
REVERSE:
EN SOUVENIR DE LA DELIVRANCE DE METZ
(IN MEMORIAL OF THE DELIVERANCE OF METZ)
MEDAL DIMENSIONS : 1 3/4\" x1 3/4\"x 1/8\"
WEIGHT:.09 POUNDS (1.44OZ.)
BRONZE
MEDAL DESIGNER ON THE LOWER OBVERSE :
E. Hannaux
ALMOST UNCIRCULATED WITH A NICE PATINA AND SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 106+ YEARS.
(please see pictures)
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