Coins and Historical Medals

FRANCE, Duval-Janvier, c. 1900, an octagonal Art Nouveau bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, male figure working a coining press, rev. reduced vignettes of the obverse design, 60 x 52mm, edge stamped 30 (PBE 152; BDM VII, 177; Jones, Art of the Medal, 345; cf. DNW 64, 1346). Stained, otherwise very fine £30-£40