Smooth with punch and inscriptions Script: Latin Lettering: 1 ARGENT
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Notice
Obverse: Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis Reverse: Charles Gustave de Marey
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Right-turned bust of Marianne with laurel and oak wreath.
Obverse lettering
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
DANIEL DUPUIS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Regatta scene (speed race between several boats) with a sailboat in the center and a motorboat in the background. Sun beaming on the horizon. Laurel branch on the left. Marine elements: jas anchor and rope, oar, gaff with curved hook, birds. Recipient`s name engraved in a rectangular cartouche and year of award.
Reverse lettering
MINISTÈRE DE LA MARINE
RÉGATES
1912
CH. MAREY
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)