France WW1 Patriotic Medal Marshal Joffre Vaincre ou Mourir (Win or Die) 1914 1915

France: WW1 Marshal Joseph Joffre Patriotic 
Medal.
On the obverse: The portrait of Marshal Joffre,
over the inscription: "France Reconnaissante" 
(Grateful France).
On the reverse: "Vaincre ou Mourir, 1914-1915" 
(Win or Die) - a quote from his speech before 
the 1st Battle of the Marne (Sep. 1914).
Dimensions: 29mm x 18mm
Marshal Joseph Joffre served as Commander 
in Chief of the French forces on the Western 
Front from the start of WW1 until the end of 
1916. Under his command, the retreating allied 
armies regrouped and managed to defeat the 
Germans at the strategically decisive 1st Battle 
of the Marne.
A rarely seen commemorative item.

FULL SIZE

WW1 1914 - 1918

Item 100% original

Condition as on the photos

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