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Exposition Coloniale Internationale Asie

Location France
Year 1931
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Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse description Front-facing bust of a woman wearing an elaborate tiered Southeast Asian ceremonial headdress and beaded collar, with pendant earrings and a lotus flower in relief to the left of the figure. The legend .ASIE. appears to the upper right of the field, and the engraver's signature MORLON is inscribed to the lower right.
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Reverse description A standing elephant in high relief occupies the central field, depicted in profile facing left with its trunk lowered. Small decorative elements, including what appear to be coins or roundels, are visible beneath the elephant's forelegs. The circular legend EXPOSITION . COLONIALE . INTERNATIONALE arcs around the upper rim, with PARIS and the date 1931 inscribed in the upper field.
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