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French Victory Medal 1914-1918. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: A winged figure of Victory wearing a sword at her waist and holding an oak branch in her right hand and a laurel wreath in her left. The designers name 'A. MORLON' is at 5 'o'clock. Reverse: A Phrygian cap between the letters 'R F' above the inscription 'LA GRANDE GVERRE POVR LA CIVILISATION 1914-1918 on five lines. The medal is fitted with a loose ring suspender and a piece of 37 mm watered rainbow pattern ribbon that has purple on the outside edges to red in the centre.
Created in 1919 by representatives of the Allied nations as an award to their combatants of the First World War. Each country produced its own design and wording but used a common double rainbow ribbon. The French version was instituted on 20 July 1922. This medal is part of a collection assembled by the late Hon. Sir Thomas Hughes, Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales. It was presented to the Memorial in memory of his son, Captain Roger Forrest Hughes, Australian Army Medical Corps, who died of wounds in France on 11 December 1916 and his grandson, Flying Officer Peter Roger Forrest Hughes, 12 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, who was killed on active service while flying in the Northern Territory on 3 October 1942.
French Victory Medal 1914-1918. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: A winged figure of Victory wearing a sword at her waist and holding a palm branch in the right hand and a laurel wreath in her left. The des
Belgian Victory Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: Winged Victory with her head facing left, arms outstretched downwards, holding a sword in the right hand, a laurel wreath in the left and standing on
Italian 1915-1918 Victory Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: A winged figure of Victory on a triumphal chariot drawn by four lions. Reverse: A tower from which fly two doves with sprays of laurel in t
Portuguese 1914 -18 Victory Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The figure of Victory with her wings pointing downwards, holding an olive branch in her right hand and a laurel wreath in the left. Rever
Portuguese 1914 -18 Victory Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The figure of Victory with her wings pointing downwards, holding an olive branch in her right hand and a laurel wreath in the left. Rever
Czechoslovakia 1914-19 Victory Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: Winged Victory, with a flowing skirt, holding an olive branch in her right hand and a sword, with the crossguard pointing downwards, i
