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Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, Belgium, Les Automobilistes, 1910, a silver-gilt award medal by J. Jooris, cars and cyclists speeding along a country road, reverse wreath, engraved (A.C.F. Gymkhana, 2e Prix, 8 Mai 1910, Gand), 40mm. Minor rim knocks, otherwise very fine, rare; in elegant blue fitted case (£50-70)

J. Jooris, Ghent. Motoring gymkanas, which retained their popularity well into the 1940s, were tests of driving skill, often conducted against the clock; the medal design infers a rather faster form of competition!