Franc
Object number2017.116.18
Date1933
OriginFrance
MediumSIlver; Metal
Credit LineIn memory of Edward Ruglovsky
Description20 Franc coin. Circular sIlver and metal coin. Front has head in profile facing proper left with laurel wreath around head; perimeter has Latin text. Reverse has text down center: denomination, year, and Latin text, all flanked by columns of grain. Reeded edge.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 1.375 x 0.125 in. (3.5 x 0.3 cm)SignedFront has text at bottom center "P."TURIN.
InscriptionsFront has text around the perimeter "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE".
Reverse has text down center "20 / FRANCS / 1933 / LIBERTE / EGALITE / FRATERNITE".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of items documenting Edward Ruglovsky’s WWII service in the 10th Infantry Regiment and his industrial career at U. S. Steel. Ed Ruglovksy was with 10th as a combat infantryman from January 1944 through the war’s end, and through the campaigns to take Western Europe – Rhineland, Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge, etc. Ruglovsky said it was “the worst place to be” and that he spent a “year being absolutely terrified.” Some of these things he acquired by trading Russian soldiers for them at the end of the war, which fits with the reality that combat infantryman – while in active combat – were not able to collect and save much, so acquiring items from another soldier at war’s end fits with Ruglovsky’s history of service.
Previous owner
Edward Ruglovsky
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
Related institution
10th Infantry Regiment
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