FRANCE, 75ème Anniversaire de la Société Générale, 1939, an Art Déco bronze medal by P. Turin, female bust left, winged caduceus in her hair, rev. two cornucopiæ, legend around and below, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 81mm, 240.49g (cf. WAG e158, 161; cf. DNW M8, 2316). Extremely fine; in original maroon card box of issue £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman.

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Société Générale, founded in May 1864, is one of the three main banks of the French non-mutual banking industry. At the time of the medal’s issue the bank was chaired by Henri Ardant (1892-1959), who subsequently held office in the Vichy régime