Médaille d'honneur des sapeurs-pompiers (1935 – 1981) ND (1935-2017) front Médaille d'honneur des sapeurs-pompiers (1935 – 1981) ND (1935-2017) back
Médaille d'honneur des sapeurs-pompiers (1935 – 1981) ND (1935-2017) photo
© Mathieu Ferrand (CC BY-NC-SA)

Médaille d'honneur des sapeurs-pompiers 1935 – 1981 ND

 
Silver (.950) 15.5 g 33 mm
Description
Location
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940) French State (1940-1944) Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946) Fourth Republic (1946-1958) Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type
Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
Years
1935-2017
Composition
Silver (.950)
Weight
15.5 g
Diameter
33 mm
Thickness
1.6 mm
Shape
Round with a loop
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#359920
Rarity index
91%

Reverse

A traditional firefighters' helmet smothering a burning building. At the bottom, spouting flames, topped by a band used to inscribe the recipient's name.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR
HOMMAGE AU DEVOUEMENT

Edge

Plain

Comment

Medal with ribbon:

Hallmark Title 1 and Hallmark Title 1*.

Hallmark Title 1 Thin blank

Thin blank vs. thick blank