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Siege of Paris: Bronze medal by Chaplain (74 mm, 187g) Obverse:…
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Melbourne
Date:
12-Aug-2018
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Siege of Paris: Bronze medal by Chaplain (74 mm, 187g) Obverse: relief of a robed female figure standing with a rifle with cannons and fortifications at her feet and a balloon flying in the background; rev: lists important dates and shows the Champigny Memorial. Also, silvered-bronze memorial medal by Degeorge to members of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts 'Morts pour la defence de la Patrie,' Marianne, holding palm and wreath, stands by fallen warrior, rev figure at the monument to the sculptor Henri Regnault, names to either side. (81 mm) (2 items).
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Numismatics, Stamps & Scrip: Medals, civilian