Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 23 Nov 2022
A quantity of French commemorative medals with civic themes
A quantity of French commemorative medals with civic themes, including: Ville d'Arcachon, silver, 59 mm, female figure with town arms, rev. map and speedboat within a border of sea creatures, by R.B.Baron, nearly extremely fine; Ville Saint Denis, a bronze award medal, 72 mm, arms and historical allusions, rev. mother and child with quote after Paul Eluard, ex. presentation inscription (M. Raymond Deliquet 17.12.1976), extremely fine; Ville de Rouen, silvered-bronze plaque, 69 x 50 mm, by Hippolyte Lefèbvre, very fine; Alliance Française, bronze, 68 mm, children of various nations learn French beneath a tree, a ship beyond, rev. inscription (A. J.M. REY FONDATEUR DE "GALLIA" READING 1896), good very fine; and six other similar bronze medals. [10]