Medal, Commemorative
- Title:
- Lt. General Gges. Leman
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1920.009.03
- Creator:
- Devreese, Godefroid (1861-1941)
Engraver - Place of Origin:
- France
- Date:
- 1914
- Description:
- World War I medal, French, 1914. Gray metal (steel?). Obverse: relief portrait of Georges Leman, with words "LT. GENERAL GGES. LEMAN / LG / 1914"; sculptor's name, "G DEVREESE", bottom right. Reverse: soldier lying on ground, with words "FORT DE LONCIN 15 AOUT 1914 / EPREUVE D'AUTEUR".
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-2.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by Edward Tuck when he was living in Paris.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edward Tuck
- People:
- Leman, Georges, Tuck, Edward (1842-1938)
- Subjects:
- World War I, War, Battles
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