102953 | FRANCE. Paris International Expo bronze Award Medal.

102953  |  FRANCE. Paris International Expo bronze Award Medal. Issued 1900 as the official prize [awarded to the widow Greuillet-Baillargeau] (63mm, 104.77 g, 12h). By Jules-Clément Chaplain at the Paris mint.

 

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, bust of Marianne right, wearing oak wreath; oak tree to the left; cityscape of Paris in the background to right // EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE INTERNATIONALE, Victory flying left, with head upturned to the right, holding a wreath and palm frond, and bearing victor, holding a torch, upon her back; view of the expo hall in the background; in exergue, cartouche with "Mme Vve GREUILLET / BAILLARGEAU" embossed in two lines. Edge: «cornucopia» BRONZE.

 

Button 29; Wurzbach 7193. Choice Mint State. Olive-brown surfaces, with a charming matte nature. Includes original box of issue—rather rare as such.

 

Visited by more than 50 million visitors, the 1900 Paris World's Fair, styled in French as the Exposition Universelle, ran from 14 April to 12 November, occurring in conjunction with the games of the II Olympiad—also held in Paris. The theme of the expo was a celebration of the century that was and the century that would be. Some of the technological advancements that were exhibited included the diesel engine, electric cars, talking films, and dry cell batteries, with Art Nouveau given a spotlight and being introduced to the world. This particular award was presented to a widow—madame Greuillet-Baillargeau of Poiters—in class 52 (hunting products) for tanned goose skins, with her home of Poitiers being especially famous and renowned for the high quality of its geese.

 

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