French Great War Fund Raising Medal for War Orphans.
Designed and signed "R. Lalique" - René Lalique the famous art glass designer.

About 33mm max height, struck in thin brass plate.
The design is a squared cross depicting a woman cradling two infants,
beneath is the Lalique signature and the inscription Orphelinat des Armees
 

 
 
 
 

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