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MDC Monnaies de Collection

1304 - FRANCE - FRANCE MEDALS - France, Third Republic (1870–1940).…
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Estimate €100
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Description
FRANCE - FRANCE MEDALS - France, Third Republic (1870–1940). Plaque, the bombardment of the city of Reims, by L. Chavalliaud, 1915, Paris. Gosset 1929, pp. 241, 28; Bronze – 181.20 g – 80 x 59 mm – 12 h Superb. Medal issued in 1915 by the Compagnie des Sauveteurs de Reims to raise funds for the victims of the bombardments of the city. It is inspired by a painting by P. Prud’hon and quotes Victor Hugo’s ‘Letter to a Woman’: ‘What is this? It is night. And what will be the end? Dawn
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About the sale A selection of coins and medals from the collection of an amateur collector from Burgundy (Part 2)
Auction location
Auction time 09/05/2026 at 9:00 AM
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