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France, Le Rat de Ville et le Rat des Champs, 1942, a uniface bronze medal by J. Vernon, two rats with a bowl of fruit, branches from fruit trees behind, 59mm (CGMP p.393). About extremely fine; in original red fitted case (£30-40)

The subject matter is based on one of the fables by Jean de la Fontaine