A nice piece of a more interesting medal in honor of the Polish insurgents. Hems, background blemishes.
Medal by Barre, minted by the Society of the Polish Bazaar in Lyon in an edition of 5,008 copies, as described by J. Chalupski in his blog.
Obverse: France embracing Poland, in the rim the legend:
TU NE MOURRAS PAS, in the segment the date M-DCCC-XXXI, in the field the signature;
Reverse: wreath of stars, below it: A/L'HEROIQUE/POLOGNE, below it crossed branches of laurel and the sign of the Lion;
Bronze, diameter 51 mm, weight 63.22 g.
