France, Iii Republic. A Patriotic Medal For Alsace 1870-1914, Silver Grade Archive hand filed detailing throughout

hand filed detailing throughout

constructed of brass and measuring 260 mm in length

copyrighted in Canada in 1931 by the 42nd Battalion

Also included are two colourized postcards

along with an indecipherable maker's mark on the obverse of the integral suspension

France, Iii Republic. A Patriotic Medal For Alsace 1870-1914, Silver Grade Archive hand filed detailing throughout(Mdaille Patriotique dAlsace 1870 1914). In silver, Paris Mint marked "1 ARGENT" (silver) flanked by dual cornucopias on the edge, obverse illustrating the left facing bust of Alsacienne in traditional dress, inscribed "ALSACE" to the left and "1870 1914" to the right of the bust, engraver marked "G. PRUDHOMME" (Georges Henri Prudhomme, 1873 1947), reverse with a view of Strasbourg Cathedral, a house in the right foreground with storks nesting on the