Reims – Brimont – Nogent Medal – 1st World War – Signed by Henri Dropsy
In bronze
Weight: 48.7 g
Diameter: 49 mm
Obverse:
Crowned coat of arms of the city of Reims ( Argent with two curved laurel scrolls of sinople and crossed in double saltire; with a chief of azure sown with golden fleurs-de-lis. ) on a background of a crown of thorns , surrounded by the names •BRIMONT• •NOGENT• •REIMS•. The forts of Brimont and Nogent-l’Abbesse remained under German control during the majority of the First World War.
Signature: hD
Reverse:
In the background, the City Hall and the Cathedral of Reims . In the foreground, a stump from which a new branch rises, a symbol of rebirth, flanked by the inscriptions:
SEPTEMBER 4, 1914 ••••
OCTOBER 5, 1918 •••• HOTEL
CATHEDRAL CITY
FIRED •••• 1300 CIVILIANS SET ON FIRE
9000 HOUSES DESTRUCTED •••••••
Signature: HENRI DROPSY
Edge:
Smooth without visible punch
