France - Military medal - France - Luxury set of 6...

Very exclusive and complete historical collection set consisting of 6 large commemorative medals dedicated to General Charles de Gaulle. Designed and signed by the renowned French artist and medalist Albert de Jaeger (Grand Prix de Rome). It concerns a limited special edition marked as "Hors Commerce" (originally not intended for regular sale). The medals are made of bronze and richly gilded with pure gold (bronze spécial, dorée à l'or pur). Each of the 6 medals is provided with its own numbered certificate of authenticity. The set comes in the two original, luxurious red case boxes, which on the front are printed with the gold-colored Resistance emblem and the famous quote by De Gaulle from 1940. Everything is in excellent, collectible condition. Specifications per medal:- Diameter: 110 mm- Weight: ca. 700-730 grams per piece. The set contains the following 6 medals (Front / Back):1. Colonel de Gaulle / Quartier Lizé in Montigny-lès-Metz2. L'Appel du 18 Juin 1940 / Full text of the historical BBC speech3. La Résistance Française / Grand Cross of Lorraine (Cross of Lorraine)4. Général de Gaulle / Marshal of France5. Président de la République / First President of the Fifth Republic6. General & Yvonne de Gaulle / Commemoration of their stay in Ireland (May 1969)

Estimation:€200

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