Paul-Marcel Dammann - 'La Dette' Medallion

$285 AUD

Item 3479

An Art Déco bronze medallion commemorating injured French soldiers from WWI The obverse depicts Marianne, the female personification of France, guiding a blinded soldier with the text "La Dette" - The Debt (France's indebtedness to the wounded soldiers.) The reverse with a dedication to the wounded solders; "A QUI NOUS A COMPRIS / MERCI / LES GUEULES CASSEES / LES AVEUGLES DE GUERRE / LES PLUS GRANDS INVALIDES / LES AILES BRISEES" "To those who understood us, Thank You. The broken faces, the war blind, the most severely disabled, the broken wings". Struck by Arthus Bertrand. With original presentation case.

French, circa 1920.

CONDITION: Very Good.

DIMENSIONS: 50mm

AVAILABILITY: In stock

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