History in a lively and fascinating form 
The great battles that 
changed the course of history — 
portrayed on unique Sterling Silver Shields 
mounted in engraved cachets 
Each Silver Shield will be issued 
in its own engraved cachet. 
And each cachet will be 
officially stamped and 
postmarked at the site of the 
famous battle portrayed — 
on the exact anniversary ; date. 
An official issue of 
the International Military 
Archives, Washington, D.C. 
There is a world-wide limit of 
just 9500 complete sets. 
Agincourt . . . Orleans . . . Trafalgar . . . Aus- 
terlitz . . . Waterloo . . . Yorktown . . . The 
Alamo . . . Gettysburg . . . Verdun . . . Dun- 
kirk ... El Alamein . . . Normandy ... all 
sites of decisive battles that changed the 
course of civilization. 
The names alone remind us that the his- 
tory of the world has been shaped to a great 
extent by the struggle for power. But histo- 
rians agree that there were certain battles 
that proved especially significant. Conflicts 
so worldshaking in their impact that they 
affected for all time the lives and fortunes of 
nations and peoples. 
These are the great battles that will now 
be depicted in a new historical collection to 
be issued by the International Military Ar- 
chives, Washington, D.C., the nonprofit 
association which is dedicated to the con- 
tinuing study of world military history. 
This collection will be different from any 
other because it will record these historical 
events in a distinctive form. Sterling Silver 
Shields that portray authentic scenes from 
the fifty most crucial battles in history. 
These decisive battles include among 
others: Ancient Rome’s greatest defeat — 
the Battle of Cannae — in which Hannibal 
destroyed virtually all the Roman fighting i 
forces. The Battle of Hastings in 1066, 1 
which resulted in William the Conqueror 
being crowned King of England, the most 
decisive battle ever fought on English soil. 
The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. 
The Battle of Yorktown, which ended the 
American Revolutionary War. The “Charge 
of the Light Brigade,” one of the most infa- 
mous military adventures in history. The 
Battle of Verdun in World War I. D- 
Day — the invasion of Europe — greatest 
amphibious landing in world history. 
Authentic scenes from these and many 
other great battles will be portrayed on Ster- ' 
ling Silver Shields created by the sculptors ' 
and engravers of The Franklin Mint. Each 
Silver Shield is crafted by impressing a 
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