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EXPOSITION COLONIALE INTERNATIONALE Paris 1931
Africa medal …
See original version (French)
500
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EXPOSITION COLONIALE INTERNATIONALE Paris 1931
Africa medal …
See original version (French)
Estimate €70 - €80
Voluntary lot
Description
EXPOSITION COLONIALE INTERNATIONALE Paris 1931
Africa medal by Louis Desvignes R/. The pavilion of French West Africa,
Algeria and Madagascar (2 examples)
Asia medal of Alexandre Morlon R/. The Asian elephant.
Oceania medal by Anie Mouroux R/. The Maori style pavilion.
Four medals (3 in copper and one in brass).
Superb.
These medals were struck for the International Colonial Exhibition held in Paris from 6 May to 15 November 1931, at the Porte Dorée and on the site of the Bois de Vincennes. It brought together the colonies of the four continents and showcased the products and achievements of all France's overseas colonies and dependencies, as well as those of the other colonial powers taking part, in pavilions reminiscent, in the case of the French colonial empire, of the architecture of these territories, in particular North Africa and Madagascar; America, with Canada and the islands; Asia, with Indochina; and Oceania, with Polynesia. The highlight of the exhibition was the reconstruction of the Temple of Angkor. It welcomed eight million visitors, who came to "circumnavigate the world in a day", according to the slogan of the time.
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