WWI Bronze Table Medal, 1.75 x 2.5", in a velvet lined fitted leather case with gold embossed cover. Recto shows two eagles looking upward to an aeroplane flying in the right corner, cast below is: "Ligue Aeronautique de France" and the artist name of E. BLIN. Extensive unique engraving on the verso:
Soldat
Louis Vignes
Eleve Pilote
Morte pour LA FRANCE
Le 15 Novembre 1918
Then in the lower banner:
ECOLE
De Chateauroux Vineuil
Unusual memorial medal for a student pilot killed just before the end of WWI, complete with fitted leather case. Very good condition. AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPPING FROM ARIZONA.
