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Medal commemorating the Armistice, 1918
Medal commemorating the Armistice, 1918. Obverse: Within sprays of laurel (right) and oak (left), tied with closed gun muzzles the coat of arms of the town of Compiegne. Legend: 'VILLE DE COMPIÈGNE'. On scroll on arms: 'REGI ET REGNO FIDELISSIMA'. Reverse: Inscription, 'INSTALLATION DU WAGON DU MARÉCHAL FOCH AU CARREFOUR DE L'AMISTICE 11 NOVEMBRE 1927' (Installation of the coach of Marshall Foch at the cross-roads of the armistice 11 November 1927). Presented by Commander Walter Bagot who was present at the Armistice in 1918 and to whom the medal was given in 1927.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2169 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | World War I: Armistice of Mudros, 1918; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1927 |
| People: | Bagot, Walter Theodore; Foch, Ferdinand |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |