ORIGINAL PRE-WW1 FRANCE – MINISTER OF WAR AWARD MEDAL by PAUL GRANDHOMME c1911. PRE WW1 FRENCH TABLE MEDAL FROM 1911. Paris Mint Bronze table medal by Paul Victor Grandhomme. The obverse depicts a standing soldier with a classically dressed women presumably a depiction of Marianne. The embodiment of the French Republic. Pointing to charging armed soldiers in the background. The words ” Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum” (Whether you want the peace prepare for War) are stamped around the edge and “Pro Patria” (For Country) at the foot. It is signed near the obverse lower right edge “P GRANDHOMME”. The reverse depicts a lion sitting on a plinth beneath a stone monolith on which is stamped the words “Prix du Ministre de la Guerre” (Minister of War Award) There are rifles stirrups a shooting target and a bicycle on the left side of the monolith and swords gloves and a bugle on the right with a 1909 Bleriot Mono-plane above. Around the edge are the words “Entrainement Physique Preparation Militaire”. Physical Training Military Preparation. And it is stamped “GRANDHOMME 1911″. The rim is stamped “Bronze”. Artist: Paul Victor Grandhomme b. 1944 French painter enameler, goldsmith, engraver & medalist. He worked under Auguste Mollard and was influenced by his friend the painter Raephael Collin. He worked with Pierre Puvis de Chavannes & Jules-Ellie Delaunay. MINTED: PARIS MINT (FRANCE) (1911). BRONZE along with PARIS MINT MARK of a. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals, Pins & Ribbons”. The seller is “topcat2001565758590″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Theme: Militaria
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Region of Origin: United States
- Modified Item: No