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France, Centenary of L’Union, 1928, a bronze medal by F.P. Niclausse, standing figure spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, rev. frontal elevation of their headquarters, 68mm (cf. DNW 48, 751); Centenary of L’Urbaine, 1938, a bronze medal by L. Bazor, seated robed female fending off a lightning storm, rev. mural crown and rays, 68mm [2]. Very fine, the reverse of the first a trifle dirty (£40-60)

L’Union, the fire insurance agent founded in 1828, was headquartered at 9 Place Vendôme, Paris