Miniature white metal medal with lateral loop for ribbon suspension; the face with a full-length female figure in classical attire facing left, her right hand extended releasing a swift, cavalry with a standard beyond in a landscape, circumscribed on the right ‘ VA! BONNE MESSAGÈRE’ (Go! Good messenger); the reverse inscribed ‘JOURNÉE / DES / PRISONNIERS / DE / GUERRE’ (Day for Prisoners of War) and circumscribed below ‘ROUEN 15 OCTbre 1916’; diameter 18.2mm (0.72 inch); without ribbon. The sale of such medals raised significant sums for worthy causes throughout World War I.
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