This medal allegorically depicts France as Lady Gallia with helmet, braids and a drawn sword. The Monnaie de Paris issued it in three different sizes, 27, 41 and 63 mm. diameter. The reverse shows a curled paper scroll with rectangular frame with oak leaves and a banding in the background. Morlon exhibited this medal at the 1907 "Salon de Paris". Years later, the same obverse of this medal was used again with the inscription, AUX COMBATTANTS DE / 1944 / LA PATRIE / RECONNAISANTE, on the reverse within a laurel wreath.
| Artist |
Pierre Alexandre Morlon
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Monnaie de Paris
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| Title | Let's Take Up Arms! |
| Date | 1907 |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) at the front, lower left: A Morlon |
| inscription at the edge: Bronze | |
| at the edge | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1909-EE-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Monnaie de Paris 1909-03-10 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-EE-1 |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7606/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7607/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
32B2(GAULS)
extinct, 'historical' peoples: Gauls
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45A1 war Iconclass 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass 45C221 helmet Iconclass 61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (FRANCE) Iconclass |
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