Medal
date: label: date made
content: 1916
label: associated dates
content: 1916 02 21 / 1916 02 21
label: associated dates
content: 1917 01 01+ / 1917 01 01+, 1919 12 31- / 1919 12 31-
name: label: user
content: Yardley, Emily
notes: label: Description
content: The Battle of Verdun, the largest and longest battle between the French and German armies on the Western Front, began on February 21, 1916. On November 20, the Town Council of Verdun dedicated the Verdun medal to “The heroes, known and unknown, both dead and living, who have triumphed over the barbarians’ onslaught and immortalized her name throughout the world and for ages to come.” The portrait bust on the obverse of the medal represents the ever-youthful spirit of Verdun: a young woman with clenched fist, a helmet on her head and a sword in her hand, and the words “OMNE PASSE PAS.” The reverse has “VERDUN” over the old gateway to the citadel, with “21 FEVRIER / 1916” below. The “VERNIER” inscription refers to the artist, Seraphin E. Vernier. This example was worn by Emily Yardley (1880-1972).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: California, Stockton
topic: label: Subject
content: Medicine
label: related event
content: World War I
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Worn by Ms. Emily Yardley (1880-1972,) given by Mrs. Ellis E. Eckland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.0137.07
label: catalog number
content: 1977.0137.07
label: accession number
content: 1977.0137
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Object Name
content: medal, commemorative
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Decoration; Verdun
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: .2 cm x 2.9 cm; x 1/16 in x 1 1/8 in
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 1.9 cm x 3.4 cm x .5 cm; 3/4 in x 1 5/16 in x 3/16 in