Buy Pro-Patria Medal. Paul Grandhomme.

- Circular bronze medal. It bears the signature of the engraver: Paul Victor Grandhomme (1851-1944).
- Obverse: Allegory encouraging a young soldier, indicating a battle scene in the background, with the following inscription: "SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLVM" "PRO-PATRIA". The engraver"s signature appears: "PGRANDHOMME".
- Reverse: Lion lying down in front of the following inscription: "PRIX DU MINITRE DE LA GUERRE". In the background are military trophies and tools.
- On the reverse bordering the medal is the following inscription: "ENTRAINEMENT PHYSIQUE PREPARATION MILITAIRE" "FORCE COURAGE". The engraver"s signature appears next to the date: "GRANDHOMME 1911".
- Paul Victor Grandhomme (1851-1944) was a French medallist, engraver and enameller. He collaborated with great artists, including Gustave Moreau.
- Edge: The inscription is as follows: "Bronze".
- The artistic quality of the medal is very high, and it is executed with great skill, achieving harmonious and expressive effects in the high reliefs.
- The fact that the object has a distinctive mark or contrast is of great importance in order to be able to identify data such as its maker, the place where it was made and other details.
Conservation and damage:
- Both the Obverse and Reverse are in good condition.
- There are small scratches and dents, due to time and use.
- The passage of time has given the medal a beautiful patina.
- Both the obverse and the reverse of the medal show minimal wear.
- The object shows wear typical of it"s age.