AoD 7513.7155.290.a, Bronze, struck at Munich, 1921–1921 AD. Obverse: a grinning and armed french colonial soldier walks through the arc de triumphe carrying the decapitated head of an executed german soldier and wearing a necklace made from the severed ears of other soldiers. several frenchmen celebrate his return in front of a kiosk which has printed on it, "long live the french army". Reverse: a sword held in damocles style, by a thin thread of imminent peril, over the heads of the english lion and the french rooster who are presiding at the trial.. Weight about g.
obverse
A grinning and armed French colonial soldier walks through the Arc de Triumphe carrying the decapitated head of an executed German soldier and wearing a necklace made from the severed ears of other soldiers. Several Frenchmen celebrate his return in front of a kiosk which has printed on it, "Long live the French Army"
reverse
A sword held in Damocles style, by a thin thread of imminent peril, over the heads of the English lion and the French rooster who are presiding at the trial.
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AoD 7513.7155.290.a (7513.7155.290.a), 1921–1921 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/aod-75137155290a/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA