1592997008000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-141562 1747245968591 1711380515000 1747245848565 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-141562 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141562 4b3e3245-b643-3ddd-b4d8-a215abe709dd 7 reference term-42993 adlib-term-42993 93884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0 medal reference term-122711 adlib-term-122711 1db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557ab Lester Watson Collection Coins and Medals When the Great War of 1914-1918 had ended, there was a genuine feeling among the victorious Allies that their military efforts had been instrumental in preserving modern civilization, and this and the united spirit of the Alliance were commemorated in a combined issue of medals to those who had seen active service during the conflict. 13 nations in all issued a variety of this medal; all shared the rainbow ribbon and suspension, and all but the Japanese, who lacked a comparable symbolic figure, used a form of Victory on the obverse and a legend on the reverse. This example is the issue made by the French Republic. The medal remains unnamed as issued, and therefore it cannot be known to whom it was awarded. Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin at some point before 1928. CM.1468-2009 1 accession number CM.1468-2009 141562 priref 141562 Watson Catalogue L ordering M-0351 previous object number LW.0351 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141562 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141562 Victory looking to sky and holding aloft wreath and palm obverse RF / LA / GRAND GUERRE / POVR LA CIVILISATION / 1914-1918 design "R" and "F" of inscription flank an empty plumed war-helmet reverse design reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009 reference agent-206432 adlib-agent-206432 e0b1da8e-f9e4-30be-9257-f82c89d45afb Watson, Lester 2009 2009 2009 given on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2005-2009 1919 1919 1919 1919 1920 1 1920 1920 1920 mint reference agent-158722 adlib-agent-158722 1cffff36-4957-3dbb-9b48-c4d5b506440a Paris state reference agent-152757 adlib-agent-152757 a27482cc-282b-3138-acf2-c8037918366d France artist reference agent-175013 adlib-agent-175013 3b89fbdb-d64a-35ff-9794-e6bacb6792ff Morlon, Auguste with the title of ruler reference agent-175014 adlib-agent-175014 2974f9ad-2e9e-376e-8911-5f18abc39671 R. F. mint reference agent-190888 adlib-agent-190888 eb8cafff-8703-3b36-9b93-c33742cb7e89 Colmar, Paris reference term-130759 adlib-term-130759 f9058fb6-5239-3190-97d0-62a0faac8f72 Colmar reference term-40365 adlib-term-40365 d79c75c2-da7b-3187-918e-f7a374e04005 bronze Diameter mm 35.4 Weight g 21.61 reference media-211454 adlib-media-211454 8897ce64-2190-3d0a-9962-9220d2936a94 jpeg cm/cm59/CM_1468_2009_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 819 1742599704222 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/mid_CM_1468_2009_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 625 width pixels 500 1742599704222 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/CM_1468_2009_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 819 1742599704222 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/preview_CM_1468_2009_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 313 width pixels 250 1742599704222 1 image 0 media image reference media-211455 adlib-media-211455 70d94eef-8d67-3300-a53c-5c70c4af62dd jpeg cm/cm59/CM_1468_2009_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 816 1742599773155 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/mid_CM_1468_2009_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 627 width pixels 500 1742599773155 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/CM_1468_2009_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 816 1742599773155 1 image jpeg cm/cm59/preview_CM_1468_2009_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 314 width pixels 250 1742599773155 1 image 1 media image reference term-123089 adlib-term-123089 6fed9e33-435d-3763-8b30-1b91d11e888d Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18 denomination reference term-98222 adlib-term-98222 b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50e medals series reference term-108659 adlib-term-108659 cc732dec-4543-389e-a737-cf22bb7d2ee2 Military subseries reference term-120306 adlib-term-120306 4c444129-3d8c-340f-bfbd-b4d82e5cbd17 France subsubseries history note Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Baldwin before 1928 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum 508-511 reference publication-5886 adlib-publication-5886 a6056c29-399c-38dd-9710-5b3f2d44b8a6 British Battles and Medals 7th edn reference publication-5910 adlib-publication-5910 0d1d8526-5493-32bd-93b4-acd4cdcec7f9 British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)

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