Désiré-Joseph Mercier Medal
Item
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Title
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Désiré-Joseph Mercier Medal
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Description
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Bronze. Belgium 1914. Signed. Lifetime. A nation’s tribute for the cardinal’s words of support and encouragement to resist Germans.
Obverse: Clothed bust to left, wearing mozzetta (short cape), cross and zucchetto (skullcap); in a curve along edge from lower left, ∙ A ∙ S ∙ E ∙ LE CARDINAL ∙ MERCIER ∙ ∙ HOMAGE ∙ NATIONAL ∙ ; on right, in straight line, J. JOURDAIN in smaller letters.
Reverse: Personified Belgium holding a flag in left hand and pulling up a tired soldier with her right hand; in a curve at right and left, ∙ PATRIOTISME ∙ ∙ ENDURANCE ∙ ; below the soldier’s hand holding gun, 1914.
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Coverage
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Belgium
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Creator
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Jules Jourdain
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Date
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1914
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Extent
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64 mm
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Language
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French
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Medium
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Bronze
