Identity French Token/Medallions No 2And3

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richardharvey New Member South Africa 38 Posts	Posted 07/30/2013 05:36 am Here are two more tokens/medallions. They are both silver and do not have any markings on the back. I do know there was a battle of Verdun, so perhaps the one is in rememberance of that battle. Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 07/30/2013 08:48 am For a Verdun medal, you'd normally expect to see "Ils ne passeront pas" on the reverse. Words reputedly said by General Nivelle during the battle. The very lack of anything on the back makes them interesting. I don't know if there was a date marking/hallmarking system in operation in France at the time but is there anything to indicate the date of manufacture? Many of these remembrance type of medallion were made long after the war. Report this Post to the Staff
richardharvey New Member South Africa 38 Posts	Posted 07/30/2013 08:57 am As I said I have perhaps another 15 different pins and medallions which seem to go with these including old material poppies. I will hopefully have them posted by tommorrow. Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 07/30/2013 09:06 am Hmm, it does say "Verdun 1916" but of course it may have been made later. In the bottom picture, roughly between eight and nine o'clock, there is a "signature" which I think says M. PAUTOT - that would probably be Marcel Pautot. Christian Report this Post to the Staff
richardharvey New Member South Africa 38 Posts	Posted 07/30/2013 09:40 am Christian I will get the other stuff posted as soon as possible so you can have a look out for it. Guy Report this Post to the Staff
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