France, Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), 500th Anniversary of death 1931, bronze medal, by Georges-Henri Prud'homme

Obv: profile of Joan of Arc left, JEANNE D'ARC ORLEANS REIMS ROUEN on border around

Rev: the arms of Orleans, Rheims and Rouen on three shields

Condition: Good very fine

Diameter: 59mm

References: CGMP 3/p326C

Notes: Joan of Arc was just a teenager when she led a French army against the English in France. She was burnt at the stake by the English in 1431, and was created a saint early in the 20th century. She remains a well-known heroine among the French to this day, whereas in England she is now little remembered. The towns represented on the reverse were where significant events in her short life occurred (not least her death in Rouen).

Price £30