103516 | FRANCE. Electrical Construction Union bronze Award Medal.

103516  |  FRANCE. Electrical Construction Union bronze Award Medal. Issued circa 1925-1935, and engraved and awarded to Mr. Louis Retel (68mm, 150.23 g, 12h). By Charles Pillet at the Paris mint.

 

Female personification of Electricity, nude except for billowing drapery, soaring left among the clouds and hurling thunderbolt // SYNDICAT · GENERAL · DE LA · CONSTRUCTION · ELECTRIQUE ·, view of hydroelectric power plant, with mountain scape in background; below, shield with panel engraved "M. LOUIS RETEL". Edge: «cornucopia» BRONZE.

 

MdP –; Maier –; Silich –; cf. Musée d'Orsay RF MO MEDOR 2018 2 (for obv.). Choice Mint State. Tan-brown surfaces. An enticing design.

 

Ex: Richard Jewell Collection.

 

The Syndicat Général de la Construction Électrique awarded medals like these to employees following years of service, usually in the amount of 25 or 30 years, with the silver issues being the more prestigious with respect to time served to the company. Pillet's classic design is the earlier of the two Art Deco renderings for this award (with the latter being that of Pelletier).

 

Upload: 3 August 2026.