We Know What The French Soldier Is Yelling, But Why Is He Yelling It?

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Oldgrouchyguy Pillar of the Community United States 630 Posts	Posted 12/03/2022 10:53 pm Hello Everyone! Here is a neat 33mm from the loop French WWI(?) Medalet, struck in light yellow Bronze. Designed be G.Charles, it looks to be a French WWI soldier yelling M(erde)! I can't find out anything about it... any ideas are greatly appreciated! Edited by Oldgrouchyguy 12/03/2022 11:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Eligius Valued Member Netherlands 175 Posts	Posted 12/04/2022 04:44 am An (nearly) identical one in silver is for sale right now, see: https://horizondescollectionneurs.c...-guerre.html On the reverse this one has: Guerre / 1914- 1918. It is described as a satirical medal. Maybe the soldier is yelling MERCI. The last letter seems to be an "I" and the number of dots fits with the number of letters in the word. The medal is not listed in the catalogue of the Frankenhuis collection of WWI medals Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 12/04/2022 09:08 am Nice work @elg. I stumbled on that same website and agree with your interpretation (although my mind went to "merde"when I first looked at the medal). "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Oldgrouchyguy Pillar of the Community United States 630 Posts	Posted 12/04/2022 11:25 am Thank You, Eligius! We were dead-ended on it... Report this Post to the Staff
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