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Description: | Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, and the woman-gunner Farcy. A die, uniface. Inscription: 'LE 2 XBRE 1870 SUR LES BORDS DE LA MARNE LA CANONI�RE FARCY LANCE DES OBUS DE 120 KES ELLE A CONTRIBU�E A LA VICTOIRE HONNEUR A NOS INTR�PIDES MARINS.' (December 1870, on the banks of the Marne the woman-gunner Farcy, by firing shells of 120 kilograms, contributed to the victory and honour of our brave sailors.)
caption: Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871, and the woman-gunner Farcy; obverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals dies (tools) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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