British and World Coins. Tokens and Historical Medals

France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, head of La France right under the bough of a tree, reverse male figure holding torch above a winged female figure of Victory, Expo pavilion below, tablet with inscription COMPAGNIE DES CHEMINS DE FER DE PARIS A LYON ET A LA MÉDITERANÉE, 64mm (PBE 81; Baxter 95; BDM I, 404; cf. DW 19, 257). Good very fine, scarce railway issue (£50-60)