Bronze Medal honoring the 371st Infantry

A commemorative Bronze Medal, produced in France in 1918, honoring the United States 371st Infantry Regiment, serving under the command of the French Army. The sculptor of the medal was Jules-Proser Legastelois, and it was produced by the firm of Henri Teterger, Paris. The obverse features a lion under a radiating star, beneath which lies the 371st Shield and a list of battles in which the regiment fought: COTE 188, Sept. 28, MONT FAUXELLES, SEPT. 29, FERME DE BRIERES, Oct. 1. The reverse bears the likeness of a soldier. Below is a field two people and a palmetto tree. Below the field a scroll contains the inscription "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI," which was the regimental motto.