Greece WWI Patriotic Commemorative Medal of the Macedonian Front 1916 1918

Greece: Enameled patriotic commemorative medal 
for the Macedonian Front (or Salonika Front, after 
the Greek city of Thessaloniki), 1916-1918. 
Obverse: The flags of the Allied Nations that took
part in the operations on the Macedonian Front 
(Greece, Great Britain, France, Italy and Yugoslavia 
(for Serbia & Montenegro). 
Inscribed with the quote of Pericles for the first 
fallen Athenians of the Peloponnesian War: 
"Aνδρών επιφανών πάσα γη τάφος" (The entire 
Earth is the tomb of the glorious men).
Reverse: Commemorative of the Macedonian Front 
1916-1918 (Note that the Allied forces deployed in 
Salonika in 1915, the first Greek Units joined the 
Allied forces on the Macedonian Front in 1916, 
while Greece officially entered the War in 1917).
The medal was issued to the VIP participants on the 
celebrations for the 50th anniversary (1968) of the 
final Allied assault (14 Sep. 1918) that broke the 
Central Powers' defensive lines and led by 30 Sep. 
1918 to the capitulation of Bulgaria and effectively 
decided the outcome of the Great War as the rest of 
the Central Powers were unable to mobilize and 
commit enough troops to stop the Allied advance 
from the Balkans towards the Central Europe.
Diameter: 48mm
A scarce patriotic item.

WW1 1914 - 1918

WW1 1914 - 1918

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos

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