French Silver Medal
SKU: cn65
$500.00Price
Issued for Paris City Council
Awarded to Mr. Gide, Deputy Paris 8th arrondissement
The obverse depicts the Roman goddess of abundance and agriculture (Ceres) with a circular legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
The reverse with Coat of arms of Paris flanked by allegorical figures of the Arts and Civil engineering. Inscribed cartouche to the name of Gide and 1860 in a pelta. Circular legend CORPS MUNICIPAL DE PARIS.
Plain edge with silver hallmarks 800 / 1000
Engraver : Oudiné
Diameter : 5.1 cm
Weight : 64.6 grams
In its original red shagreen box