Medal for the East, Bronze Medal (stamped "GEORGES LEMAIRE" 'E M LINDAUER")

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SKU: 02.FRA.0214.101.01.000

Estimated market value:

$55 USD

  • Bronze Medal (stamped "GEORGES LEMAIRE," "E M LINDAUER") Obverse
  • Bronze Medal (stamped "GEORGES LEMAIRE," "E M LINDAUER") Obverse Detail
  • Bronze Medal (stamped "GEORGES LEMAIRE," "E M LINDAUER") Obverse
  • Bronze Medal (stamped "GEORGES LEMAIRE," "E M LINDAUER") Reverse Detail
  • Bronze Medal (stamped "GEORGES LEMAIRE," "E M LINDAUER") Reverse

Estimated market value:

$55 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    France
  • Makers
    Monnaie de Paris
  • Composition
    Bronze
  • Inscription
    Obv: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE Rev: ORIENT HONNEUR ET PATRIE 1915 1918
  • Size
    30mm
  • Version Remarks
    The obverse was engraved by Georges Lemaire, and the reverse was engraved by Edmond-Emile Lindauer.

History


The Medal for the East was created on June 15, 1926. It was awarded to troops in the Allied Army of the Orient, under the command of General Louis Franchet d’Esperey. These troops led a victorious campaign in Bulgaria, retook Serbia and Romania, and invaded Austria in the fall of 1918, all of which contributed to the signing of three armistices near the end of the First World War.

The obverse inscription translates to “French Republic,” and the reverse inscription translates to “Orient, Honour and Fatherland."

There may be some medals with clasps. These "ORIENT" clasps are unofficial and were manufactured by private firms.

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