Sport plaquette of the Universal Exhibition of Paris 1900

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1900
TypeAward medal
CompositionSilver plated bronze
Weight57 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeRectangular
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeMark of the horn of plenty and metal Script: Latin Lettering: BRONZE
Period
NoticeFrédéric de Vernon
Reference(s) Maier medals#157 , Gad olympiques#1
Obverse descriptionAllegory of Victory, draped, winged and laurelled, flying over Paris, holding laurel branches
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE PARIS 1900 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE F. VERNON
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAthlete holding a laurel branch, standing in a stadium. In the background, the Acropolis of Athens. Bottom left, a laurel branch and two oak branches tied with a ribbon.
Reverse letteringCONCOURS DE TIR VIIME CONCOURS NATIONAL
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1900  - -
Catalog ID3181750000
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