A Collection of Historical and Art Medals, the Property of a European Collector

Médaille des Fusillés, 1946, a bronze medal by A. Galtié, body of a fusilier tied to a tree with a ball-rope, bullet holes in tree-trunk, reverse FUSILLE on a cross of Lorraine, Victory symbol behind, 70mm (CGMP p.774). Minor obverse rim nicks at 7 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine, scarce (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical and Art Medals, the Property of a European Collector.

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