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Description: | (manufacturer) LALIQUE
(title) Orphelinat Des Armees
Brass token designed by the famous French jewellery and glass designer, René Jules Lalique, during the First World War. Lalique manufactured tokens for various different charities that supported soldiers families affected by the war, this one was sold to raise funds for army orphans.
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Thin brass token in the shape of a broad Maltese Cross, featuring embossed crouching female figure whose arms encircle two small unclothed children, underneath is an inscription in French "Orphelinat Des Armees" along with engraved name of manufacturer "Lalique", a small tricolor ribbon is tied through a machined hole at top. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Lalique | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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