Bust of Marianne draped on the right, wearing the Phrygian cap decorated with an oak branch; an oak tree in the background and a view of the city of Paris in the background.
Obverse lettering
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
A man carrying a flame, carried in the air by a victory brandishing a laurel wreath; Petit and Grand Palais in the background. A cartouche indicates the name of the recipient of the medal.
Reverse lettering
EXPOSITION · UNIVERSELLE ·
INTERNATIONALE ·
1900
J. C. CHAPLAIN
L.A. GENTY
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
