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                                                                                      Victory and the Unknown Soldier

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                                                                                      Victory and the Unknown Soldier - a 2" miniature cast in gold on a sterling silver block based on ebony, with the following inscription on the bronze plate:  "More than his life he gave.  His unmarked place upon the roll of fame - this, too, he shares with all the countless host of those who serve their fellow man, unhonored and unknown".

                                                                                      Victory and the Unknown Soldier was presented to Madame Tsamados, wife of the Greek Charge d' Affaires in Washington, to be used for the benefit of Greek war orphans.

                                                                                      Height:  2" (just under two inches, not including base).  Bronze.

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