HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Charles Foerster
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1914-1915 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette by Charles Foerster WWI Steam Train |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1914-1915 France Bz Plaquette 1914-1915 WWI Steam Engine Railwaymen France Bz Plaquette by Charles Foerster |
| Full Grade: |
MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaquette, 1914-1915, Bronze, France. UNION NATIONALE DES CHEMINOTS (National Union of Railwaymen Medal) by Charles Foerster. Uniface. Design: Standing Railway Worker working switches, Steam Train Passes a Village, 1914-1915 above, Inscription below. (Most of these plaquettes have the date 1914-1916 and were made later than this example. Purchased in France. Français : Médaille Union Nationale des Cheminots 1914-1916. Graveur Charles Foerster. 1916. Recto; English: National Union of Railwaymen Medal 1914-1915. Engraver Charles Foerster. 1915. Recto. Purchased in France. This is a companion piece to the Victims of War Plaquette by Mourgues, also Union Nationale Des Cheminots WWI Issue.