Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, and Historical Medals

Belgium, First World War, Oeuvre Nationale des Orphelins de la Guerre, 1917, a gilt-bronze medal by P. Dubois for Fonson, seated female figure of Belgium gathering orphaned children around her, reverse refugees fleeing a burning landscape, 61mm (cf. BDW 10, 475). About extremely fine (£20-30)

Originally issued to raise funds for war orphans