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Ref: 1879

France, Exposition Universelle Internationale (International World's Show), Paris 1900, silver medal by Daniel Dupuis

Obv: bust of Marianne right, REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE around

Rev: a winged genius leans against a coining press holding a torch, a balance, an easel and other implements nearby, MONNAIE DE PARIS (Paris Mint) around


Condition: Good very fine; Diameter: 50mm

References: CGMP - (but see CGMP3/p172-173 for reverse type)

Notes: The medal was issued shortly after the medallist's death - Dupuis had the misfortune to be shot dead by his wife in 1899 (she then shot herself)


Price £75

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