Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

FRANCE, Salon de la Marine, a silver award medal by G. Guiraud, ship of Paris sailing left, rev. images of people and mythical beasts, named (Lucien Gibert, 1979), 70mm. Very fine, rare £120-150

Lucien Gibert (1904-88), medallist and sculptor from St Étienne, famous for his Art Déco work and a considerable figure in the world of French 20th century sculpture