WORLD WAR I MEDALS. France - Germany - Great Britain. Battle of the Somme Silvered Bronze Medal, ND (ca. 1975). CHOICE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED. <em>The Art of Devastation</em>-Unlisted. 68mm. After Marcel Delannoy. Obverse: Warriors right (representing France and Belgium), holding spears and shields; above, River god (representing the Sommer River) reclining left, resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows; Reverse: Legend in four lines. <em>Edge</em>: Plain. Quite brilliant, though a hint of light rub on the high points is noted.<p><em>From a series of restitution issues celebrating famous medallic art from World War I, this piece presents Delannoy s sublime Art Deco design featuring personifications of France and Belgium in unison in their defending of one another against the German aggressor.</em> From the Richard Jewell Collection.
