Bronze Medal honoring the 371st Infantry
date: label: Date
content: 1918
name: label: Produced by
content: Henri Teterger, French
label: Designed by
content: Julien Prosper Legastelois, French, 1855 - 1931
label: Subject of
content: 371st Infantry Regiment, American, 1917 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A commemorative Bronze Medal, produced in France in 1918, honoring the United States 371st Infantry Regiment, serving under the command of the French Army. The sculptor of the medal was Jules-Proser Legastelois, and it was produced by the firm of Henri Teterger, Paris. The obverse features a lion under a radiating star, beneath which lies the 371st Shield and a list of battles in which the regiment fought: COTE 188, Sept. 28, MONT FAUXELLES, SEPT. 29, FERME DE BRIERES, Oct. 1. The reverse bears the likeness of a soldier. Below is a field two people and a palmetto tree. Below the field a scroll contains the inscription "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI," which was the regimental motto.
place: label: Place made
content: Paris, France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Jeff Gusky
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.37
objectType: label: Type
content: commemorative medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 1/8 in. (4.1 × 4.1 × 0.3 cm)