“CASABLANCA” and “ MAROC”
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This stunning looking originalsolid silver medal was instituted on 22 July 1909 and awarded to military and civilians who participated in the ‘pacification’ of Morocco from 1907 to 1909. Two decrees of 1912 and 1913 prolonged its attribution to those who served up to 20 July 1912, the date of the promulgation of the treaty that placed Morocco in Protectorate status.
Very scarce French campaign medal. Circular silver medal on laterally-pierced loop and suspension bar with two olive palms supporting a crescent; the face with an oak-crowned helmeted female head facing left representing the French Republic, inscribed ‘REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE’, signed ‘GEORGES LEMAIRE’; the reverse with oak and laurel leaves, a cannon, a naval anchor and standards above an oriental fort, inscribed ‘MAROC’.
There exist four bars, in silver, of Eastern style:
CASABLANCA decreed with the sailors and soldiers embarked bound for this city of August 5, 1907 to June 15, 1909;
OUDJDA decreed for the opérations carried out between on March 29, 1907 and on January 1, 1909;
HAUT-GUIR decreed for the opérations carried out between on March 6 and on June 10, 1908 and those carried out of August 15 to October 7, 1908;
MAROC decreed for the operations after 1912.
Medal has no pin-back.
Nice and original, full-size French valour medal with ribbon and 2 silvers bars.
All in good collectable condition
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