three silver coins, one of which is a woman and one of which is a manthree canadian coins are shown on a white surface
Accademia Fine Art

336 - MEDALS AND COINS
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Estimate €60 - €80
Description
MEDALS AND COINS - ‘LABOR’ Commemorative Medal by Georges Lemaire (1853–1914), relating to the 1870–1871 war, dated 1910, depicting a standing woman draped in the classical style holding a sabre and a flag, with the reverse bearing the inscription “PROGRES GLOIRE” and a flag inscribed with “HONNEUR ET PATRIE”. It was presented as part of a fundraising campaign for Lieutenant-Colonel Rousset’s two-volume work, *Guerre franco-allemande*. The standard metal used for this design is silver-plated bronze, with a diameter of 50 mm. - ‘R.I.P. Champ[ionnat France 1906’ medal, depicting an athlete holding a palm frond, with a cartouche reading ‘R.I.P. CHAMPT FRANCE 1906’. - 1953 British Elizabeth II Crown Five Shillings, struck to mark the coronation of Elizabeth II, depicting the Queen on horseback in ceremonial military dress.
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