France, Dunkirk (Dunkerque), laudatory medal circa 1955, by Roger B Baron, in case of issue

Obv: view of civic buildings in Dunkirk, ship, and statue of Jean Bart

Rev: town arms against brick wall, legend on banner around, DUNKERQUE A BIEN MERITE DE LA PATRIE, VILLE HEROIQUE SERT D'EXEMPLE A TOUTE LA NATION (Dunkirk is worthy of the country, a heroic town sreved by example to all the nation), and dates 1793, 1917-1940

Condition: as issued; Diameter: 78mm x 60mm

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Notes: Jean Bart (1651-1702), rose from humble birth to the rank of admiral in the French navy. Dunkirk is best known to Britons as the scene of the heroic escape of the British Expeditionary Force from the Nazis in 1940 - the expression "Dunkirk spirit" still used occasionally today.

Price £60