Medal

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Medal

Entry/Object ID

2016.35.33

Description

Medal/ Metal and cloth/ A bronze olive branch is laid in a badly frayed red and green vertically striped cloth holding a ring with which a medal is attached. The medal is a bronze metal in the shape of a cross, with a circle in the middle. Dissecting the cross are two swords, giving the medal an all around circle like shape. In the circle on one side is a roman portrait of view of a head wearing a laurel wreath, and on the other is text./ Around the roman head "Republique Francais" On the other side of the circle "1914, 1918"/2"x5"

Collection

WORLD WAR I

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Medal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Decoration of Honor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

2 in

Length

5 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 27, 2016