Coins and Banknotes of the Southern Indian Ocean

France, Centenary of the 1848 Revolutions and the Abolition of Slavery, 1948, a silver medal by G.B. Bazor, standing figure of Marianne paying homage to a seated figure of Liberty, rev. tree of Liberty rising from radiant sun, edge engraved m. le président léon blum, 68mm, 155.51g (cf. CGMP p.113; cf. Silich 27 [bronze]). Extremely fine, extremely rare £120-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Hauchler Collection.

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Léon Blum was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France between 1936 and 1947. After his premiership, he became a strong advocate for a united Europe, and continued to campaign for various social causes until his death in 1950. Slavery, first abolished on 4 February 1794, was restored throughout the majority of the French empire in 1802. On 27 April 1848 the final abolition of slavery in the French colonies was proclaimed.