United States. A 100Th Anniversary Of The Surrender At Yorktown Commemorative Medal 1781-1881 Hold surface wear evident on the

surface wear evident on the reverse of the Star and VM

The order's motto is "Honneur et Patrie" ("Honour and Fatherland") and its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay

and to escort friendly destroyers until early 1944

Obituary Notice

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United States. A 100Th Anniversary Of The Surrender At Yorktown Commemorative Medal 1781-1881 Hold surface wear evident on theIn white metal, obverse illustrating the conjoined right facing busts of General George Washington at the left and his close friend, the French aristocrat and military officer Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette at the right, both of whom fought in the American Revolutionary War, inscribed ""CENTENNIAL YORKTOWN VA."" above, dated ""1881"" and inscribed ""DESIGN PATENTED JULY 12, 1881"" below, reverse illustrating a