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France, Visit of General Pershing, 1918, a bronze medal by C.P. Pillet, Pétain, Foch, Pershing and Clemenceau standing in front of American soldiers, reverse Pershing’s declaration in English, THERE IS AT THIS TIME NO OTHER QUESTION THAN THAT OF FIGHTING, cock below, 68mm (CGMP p.314; The Medal 44, p.45; cf. BDW 37, 1262); Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, a uniface bronze plaque by R. Delamarre, bust of Maréchal Lyautey left, minaret and mosque in front, 70 x 55mm (CGMP p.125; cf. DNW 35, 502) [2]. About very fine and better (£30-40)

The Pershing medal was first issued in 1922. General John Joseph ‘Black Jack’ Pershing (1860-1948) commanded the US forces in Europe in World War I. He emerged from the conflict as its most celebrated American hero