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Défense du Grand Couronné de Nancy, 1926, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, bust of Général de Castelnau left, reverse Bellona kneeling with spear and shield, 68mm (CGMP p.113). About extremely fine (£30-40)

Général Édouard de Curières de Castelnau (1851-1944) leader of the French 11th Army in the defence of Nancy, 24-5 August 1914. This medal was issued to coincide with de Castelnau’s 75th birthday