France WWI Bronze Medal for the French Families 1920 by the Ministry of Hygiene

FRANCE: Bronze Medal for the French Families. 
Obverse: A mother and child circumscribed 
"FAMILLE FRANÇAISE" (French Family), 
signed by Leon Deschamps.
Reverse:  "LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANT" 
(The country recognizes), circumscribed 
"REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE MINISTERE DE 
L’HYGIENE" (French Republic, Ministry of 
Hygiene), signed by Leon Deschamps Fecit.
The medal was instituted in 1920 as a measure 
to encourage women in raising numerous 
children given that France had suffered severe 
losses in the Great War that had ended just 2 
years ago. 
The bronze medal was awarded to mothers of 
5 children. 
This is a rare early example of the medal that 
was ordered by the Ministry of Hygiene - later 
issues were awarded by the "Ministère de la 
Santé Publique" (Ministry of Public Health) 
and bare the respective inscription, instead 
of "Ministère de l’Hygiene".

FULL SIZE

Post WW1 1914  1918 - 1920

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos
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