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Commemorative medal “EUROPA 1979: first direct universal suf…
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553
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Commemorative medal “EUROPA 1979: first direct universal suf…
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Estimate €38
Voluntary lot
Description
Commemorative medal “EUROPA 1979: first direct universal suffrage elections to the EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (410 MEPs representing the nine Member States of 1979). (*).
High-relief design by the medallist ALBERT de JAEGER (**), featuring a radiant sun; below, the names of the nine Member States, all set within a nine-sided polygon - Reverse: an urn in the centre bearing a map of the ‘Europe of Nine’; around the rim, nine hands are placing a ballot paper into it – multilingual inscription. – Edge inscription: ‘bronze 1979’, horn hallmark – 386 grams.
In its original presentation box from the Monnaie de Paris.
( * ) Before 1979, MEPs were not elected by the public but appointed by national parliaments.
(**) A. de JAEGER: born in Roubaix in 1908, died in Paris in 1992 – sculptor, medallist, founder and goldsmith. First prize at the Roubaix School of Fine Arts, first prize at the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris – GRAND PRIX DE ROME 1935 – Created numerous monuments, medals, busts and portraits.
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About the sale
SALE OF COINS – BANKNOTES – MEDALS – PHALERISTICS – OLD PAPERS – POSTCARDS – MILITARIA
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Auction time
11/25/2026 at 2:00 PM
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