Ypres 'LES HALLES D'YPRES' medal. shield & broken spear on

Name: Ypres 'LES HALLES D'YPRES' medal. shield & broken spear on
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shield & broken spear on ground

holding spear over shoulder

Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Laureate head Right

Minor bagmarks on obverse

hallmarks for 1799

Ypres 'LES HALLES D'YPRES' medal. shield & broken spear onThis rare and unusual medal measures 50mm across. The obverse features the cloth halls of Ypres and is taken directly from the design by J Weiner on a medallion from 1849. The reverse is simply and poignantly engraved 'Gratitude. 18th June 1927' I have been unable to find another example of this type. The date slightly precedes the Inauguration of the Menin gate, and I am assuming that it is a civic commemorative issue. White metal on base metal with

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