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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2632141, member: 71642&quot;]I debated about posting this one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Purchased for the globe/map side, as this is a nice art deco-y depiction.&nbsp; The theme is to honor War veterans, cool.&nbsp; But I&#039;m not fan of the Colonialism aspects and dislike the exaggerated features depicted. </p><p><br /></p><p>There was another thread where someone posted about not wanting to own any coins with a particular historical figure after reading about some of the atrocities attributable to him.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In my response I mentioned this medal--didn&#039;t have it in hand at the time of the thread--but basically this is one I purchased for the historical nature and the artwork on one side, while having some visceral negative response to the reverse --as some of those war veterans had committed their own atrocities.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I was okay buying it as purchasing it did not equate to endorsing that aspect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once getting the medal in hand, I was surprised at how much more vivid and exaggerated the reverse artwork appeared vs. looking at it online, I&#039;m really not sure I want to keep it.&nbsp; It&#039;s interesting, and historical, but now I&#039;m thinking it&#039;s not for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, here it is, and I&#039;ll look at it again in the morning to reassess...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/french-colonial-war-veterans.5323/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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