Medal - Cardinal Mercier ND
1914 year| Brass | - | 37 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Albert I (1909-1934) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1914 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Diameter | 37 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#224790 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Belgium personified, holding a flag in her left hand, extends her right hand to a wounded soldier.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PATRIOTISME
ENDURANCE
1914
J. JOURDAIN, en dessous
Engraver: J. JOURDAIN
Edge
Plain
Comment
Cardinal Mercier, Primate of Belgium, was a great public resistance fighter. He was also at the origin of the ecumenical movement, particularly with the Anglican Church, through the Malines Conversations.He was also a great intellectual philosopher who restored Thomism.
The two words on the reverse: Patriotism and Endurance are the title of his Christmas Pastoral Letter of 1914, which was distributed throughout Belgium.
