Ypres 'LES HALLES D'YPRES' medal. Bare-headed

Bare-headed

What at first sight looks like a nice crisp design

D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG

The medals are hallmarked sterling silver

Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG

Ypres 'LES HALLES D'YPRES' medal. Bare-headedThis rare and unusual medal measures 50mm across. The obverse features the cloth halls of Ypres and is taken directly from the design by J Weiner on a medallion from 1849. The reverse is simply and poignantly engraved 'Gratitude. 18th June 1927' I have been unable to find another example of this type. The date slightly precedes the Inauguration of the Menin gate, and I am assuming that it is a civic commemorative issue. White metal on base metal with