Medal - Charles de Gaulle (1960 - Ch. de Gaulle and D. D. Eisenhower) ND front Medal - Charles de Gaulle (1960 - Ch. de Gaulle and D. D. Eisenhower) ND back
Medal - Charles de Gaulle (1960 - Ch. de Gaulle and D. D. Eisenhower) ND photo
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Medal - Charles de Gaulle (1960 - Ch. de Gaulle and D. D. Eisenhower) ND

 
Gold plated bronze 35.03 g 44.4 mm
Description
Location
France
Period
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Composition
Gold plated bronze
Weight
35.03 g
Diameter
44.4 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#285162
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Cross of Lorraine and inscriptions

Lettering:
Ch. de Gaulle
D. D. Eisenhower

Unabridged legend:
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight David Eisenhower

Edge

Smooth with inscriptions

Lettering: HOMMAGE AU GENERAL DE GAULLE 15 BRONZE LM

Comment

Medal 15 of 24 edited by the Medalist (Franklin mint)
The presentation of the medal in its binder and its attached certificate evoke the meeting in the United States in 1960, although the image on the obverse is the meeting in front of the Château de Rambouillet [78] in 1959.