HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Henri-Emile Allouard
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1916 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette Allouard |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1916 By Allouard 1916 France Bz Plaque Red Cross WWI |
| Full Grade: |
MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaquette, 1916, Bronze, France. AUX DAMES DE LA CROIX ROUGE, by Henri-Emile Allouard (1844-1929), French Sculptor and Painter. Size: 2 1/16 inch x 2 3/4 inch. Weight: 4.5 Oz. Obv. a scene of a nurse assisting a wounded French soldier who has a walking stick in his right hand. The soldier has his eyes bandaged and his left arm in a sling. Around the two figures is the text "AUX DAMES DE LA CROIX ROUGE / VIRTUS / CARITAS"; Rv. angel-like figure holding an olive branch and a quill pen is hovering protectively over a slain nurse, who has a revolver lying on the ground near her head. As a backdrop at the sides there is a burning church and townscape. The designer's signature is at the bottom left corner, Henri Allouard. RARE.