British and World Coins. Tokens and Historical Medals

Musées Nationaux, 1910, a bronze award medal by O. Yencesse, female figure of La Republique standing in front of the Louvre, Greek and Egyptian vases on ground, reverse four crossed branches around central tablet, un-named, 72mm (CGMP p.403; BDM VI, 698). Softly worked in this artist’s familiar style, very fine, scarce (£30-40)

Commissioned by the French government; occasionally seen named to individuals who had given generously to one of the French national museums