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ww1 french medals to English nurse


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Any GWF have any idea what these French medals presented to an English red cross nurse are called ?

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They're charity fund raising medallions, the one on the left being for the 'Poilu's Day' of 1915 and the one on the right being to raise funds for women's (war) workers rights. Various types were available depending on how much you wanted to donate to a cause (from cardboard to solid silver)

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thank you VERY much,pleased to say both are metal not cardboard

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