SINCONA Auktion 31
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Münzen und Medaillen von Tunesien
The Miller Collection

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Lot of 6 medals: all dealing with the military, especially during World War II
a. Ligue Française de lEnseignement, Education Civique et Militaire: Congrès de Tunis, 12 April 1903, Ae, xf, Graveur: A. Borrel, 58mm, 92.34g
b. Sociéte de la Legion dHonneur, 9 July 1935, Ae, unc, w/case, Graveur: F. Fraisse, 48mm, 55,41g
c. `Victory in Tunis", small Ae-medal minted in Hyderabad during the reign of Mir Usman Ali Khan (1911-1948ce). The victory of the Allies over the Germans supported by troops transferred from India to the battlefront was celebrated on 7 May 1942. The legend on this medal is written in Farsi and dated accordingly: the 17th of Tir 1352, Fasli era. The inscription on the reverse reads: yadgar-e fateh-e tunisiya (Translation: "In Memory of the Victory in Tunisia"). The medal has retained its original eyelet, xf, 25mm, 6.36g
d. "Compagne Tunisie", 1943 (issued ca. 1945), Ae, xf, Graveur: L. Bazor, 67mm, 154,67g On the reverse are listed all of the cities traversed by the Tunisian regiment between Tunis and the Danube.
e. "LES ALLEMANDS ET LES ITALIENS CHASSÉS DAFRIQVE" (Translation: "The Germans and Italians [being] forced out of Africa". 1945, Graveur: Monier, 69mm, 167.31g
f. Hommage de Charles de Gaulle à Général Alphonse Juin (1888-1967), nd, Ae, in orinigal box (Monnaie de Paris), unc, Graveur: Delannoy, 68mm, 172.46g

Details

Apparently, very little research has been done concerning medals issued during the French chapter of Tunisian history. The commentaries below are few and far between mainly based on educated guesses.

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