Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 30963
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| Coin type: | Medals |
| Entered by: | bruce61813 |
| Added on: | May 9, 2008 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Type: | Commemorative |
| Details: | Belgium - Yvonne Vieslet | EF+ 1908 - YVONNE VIESLET - 1918 - the young heroin giving food to a world war one prisonner & legend DU · SOL · PATRIAL · PAR · LE · SANG · DES · HEROS · FECONDE. LES · MOISSONS · FUTRES · JAILLIRONT - sword into wheat field under word |
| Grouping: | Single |
| Designer: | Jenny Lorrain |
| Shape: | round. |
| Mint: | (1918) |
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 95.20g / 66mm / - |
| Rarity: | rare |
| Acquisition/Sale: | $43.00 Apr-30-08 |
| Notes: | May 9, 08 - Yvonne Vieslet, a 10-year old girl from Marchienne-au-Pont, was shot in the back by a German soldier while attempting to give some food to a French prisoner-of-war on 12 October 1918. She died of her wounds several hours later in hospital. ‘La plus jeune héroïne de la guerre’ is commemorated by a monument to her at Marchienne and the school at Monceau-du-Sambre is named after her. .Jenny Lorrain, Brussels-based sculptor and medallist; this is only the third medallic work by her seen by the cataloguer.[coinarchives.com]
reverse translation:"Out of the soil of the nation (patrial soil?), (made) fertile by the blood of heroes, future harvests will come in plentifulness (will spout out)." |
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