Heros of Verdun

Charles Philippe Germain Pillet (French, born in 1869)

1916

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule

Accession number1987.753

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ClassificationsNumismatics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at proper left "CH·PILLE[ ]" and below "VERDUN·/ON·NE·PASSE·PAS·/·MCMXVI·". Reverse: Inscribed at proper right "C" overlapping "P" and at edge of three medallions above, from proper right to left "GENERAL PETAIN", "GENERAL·NIVELLE·", and "GENERAL·DE·GURIERES·DE·CASTELNAU·"; inscribed at center "·A·/·LA·GLOIRE·/·DES·HÉROS·DE/·VERDUN·/·MCMXVI·".

ProvenanceBy 1987, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III; 1987, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 20, 1988)