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France, Camille Gutton, 1944, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud, bust left, reverse robed female pouring water from a vase onto a wheel, watched by a serpent, 68mm; together with 2nd Congrès International de Biochimie, Paris, 1952, a bronze medal by A. David, nude female kneeling left, injecting fluid into a container, rodent and branch at left, reverse symbolic chemical plant, named in field (S. Ochoa), 63mm; Switzerland, Conférènce Desarmement, Geneva, 1932, a bronze medal by Sarki for Huguenin, olive branch divides broken sword, reverse sun in majesty, 50mm [3]. Second extremely fine, others very fine and better, all scarce; last with collectors’ number painted on reverse (£30-40)

Camille Gutton, member of the Académie des Sciences; the medal commemorates 50 years of scientific achievement