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Medal - Exposition Universelle de Paris
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | High-relief laureate bust of Marianne, allegorical figure of the French Republic, facing right, wearing an olive wreath and draped garment with an olive branch at her shoulder. The legend curves along the upper left periphery, with the engraver's signature DANIEL DUPUIS inscribed at the base of the bust in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A draped allegorical female figure, personifying France or the Republic, is seated facing right at centre, extending an olive branch with her right hand while two nude infant figures stand to her left beside a small tree. To the right, a kneeling nude male figure holds a torch, with the exposition grounds and the newly erected Eiffel Tower visible in the background. The date and city name PARIS 1889 appear in a rectangular cartouche in the exergue, with the engraver's signature DANIEL DUPUIS at the lower field, and the legend EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE arching along the upper periphery. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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