100235 | FRANCE. Amphitrite – Goddess of the Sea bronze Medal.

100235 | FRANCE. Bronze Medal. Struck 1939. Amphitrite – Goddess of the Sea (58mm, 106.52 g, 12h). By G. Guiraud in Paris.

 

Nude Amphitrite, head left, standing facing on scallop shell; to left and right, seagulls flying right / Galley under sail right on waves; below, mermaid coiled right, spreading arms; border of fish and crabs around. Edge: «cornucopia» BRONZE.

 

Cf. iNumis May 2017, lot 359 (which realized a hammer of €420). About Uncirculated. Yellow-brown surfaces, some light rub on the high points. A rare and superb art deco medal.

 

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