103338 | FRANCE. Numismatic Wishes gilt bronze Medal.
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103338 | FRANCE. Numismatic Wishes gilt bronze Medal. Issued 1969 (100mm, 360.4 g, 12h). By Raymond Joly at the Paris mint.
RICHE POUR VOUS DE QUE TOUTE L'ANNEE SOIT (may you have a more prosperous year than the last), representations of animals on ancient Greek coins: owl (Athens), cow and calf (Korkyra), lion (Zeugitana), eagle (Ptolemaic Egypt), horse (Larissa), turtle (Aegina), and dolphin (Tyre) // FLEURIE DE PROMESSES COMME LES GRENADIERS DE RHODES QUE L'ANNÉE SOIT POUR VOUS PLUS SOYEUSE ET GÉNÉREUSE QUE LA CASCADE DE BON ALOI JAILLISSANT DES PRESSES MONÉTAIRES (blossoming with promises like the pomegranates of Rhodes, may the year be for you more silky and generous than the cascade of good faith gushing from the money presses), representation of the reverse of a Rhodian silver coin. Edge: 1969 «cornucopia» BRONZE.
MdP IV, 1044a. Gem Mint State. Highly vibrant brassy-yellow surfaces, with intense mirroring across the fields. An exceptionally impressive specimen, especially given the immense size. Includes original box of issue.
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