Belgium, Kingdom. Medal 1918 commemorating the battles of Yser and Ypres, First World War, by Charles Samuel (Belgian, 1862-1938), Bronze 70 mm, weight 103,3 g., Condition aUNC, nice patina, very impressive medal
Obv.: Soldier wearing a helmet holding a rifle in his hands, amidst the remains of the destroyed city of Ypres, with the inscription 'YPRES' above and the Roman date 'MCMXVIII' (1918) below, engraver's signature to the left.
Rev.: A bearded figure resembling the Greek God pouring water from a jug, two soldiers in caps on either side, against a background of rushes and a city skyline in the distance, at the bottom in the cutaway the inscription 'YSER' and the Roman date, 'MCMXIV' (1914), on the right the signature 'CH. SAMUEL' (Charles Samuel).