Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Republican Association of Former Combatants (Medaille Commemorative du 50eme Anniversaire de l'Association Republicaine des Anciens Combattants) 1917-1967. Bronze

The medal was instituted, November 1967, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of ARAC, a veterans association created in response to the horror of the Great War, with the intention of obtaining and defending the rights and benefits of former combatants and victims of war, organising action against war and for peace of solidarity between peoples, cultivating the memory of history in a spirit of truth and promoting Republican ideas of liberty, equality and brotherhood and combating colonialism and fascism. For many years the ethos of the ARAC was affiliated to the Communist Party of France. The Association still exists today and is focused on practical help for veterans

Medal fitted with a good length of the original riband

Scarce seen

Condition: EF

Code: 23145