Obverse : world war one battle scene & legend "JOURNEE DE PARIS 1916", signed by Bargas
Reverse : coat of arms of city of Paris
Size : 37 x 36 mm or 1,5 x 1,4 inch. Weight : 11 grams Metal : silvered bronze |
These WW1 "charity day" fundraising souvenirs (cardboard insignia, thin stamped medals, pin badges, more rarely bronze or silver medals) were sold during the Great War to raise money for a variety of causes : mainly supporting the troops fighting on the various fronts, supporting the war effort, supporting wounded soldiers (or having caught tuberculosis), soldier's widows, orphans, thanking allied countries, etc...