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France, Association Française Pour l’Avancement des Sciences, 1890, a plated bronze award medal by L.-O. Roty, female seated under tree reading a book, plaque below named (Augé de Lassus), reverse figures of France and Science in greeting, the latter blessing an industrial town, 68mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.88; Coll. R. Marx 25; PBE 834; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.47, 165; BDM V, 232; Gaz. Num. 1897, p.140, 28; cf. DNW 41, 816). Good very fine, scarce (£50-70)

Originally executed by Roty in 1872