CNG 96, Lot: 1444. Estimate $1000. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. AV Medal (38mm, 29.95 g, 12h). Prize to Mr. Samuel Frère (1847-1931) from the 38th Exposition Municipale de Beaux-Arts, Rouen. By A. Noel. Paris mint. Dated 1909. Coat-of-arms within ornate frame; A . NOEL . ROUEN in exergue / VILLE DE ROUEN, (spacer)/XXXVIIIE/Exposition Municipale/DES/Beaux-Arts/1909/(spacer)/Mr SAMUEL FRÈRE/(spacer) in nine lines, engraved and blackened for emphasis; all within oak and laurel wreath. Edge: cornucopia and OR. As Issued, toned.