282, Lot: 501. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. Æ Medal (51mm, 62.06 g, 12h). Prize Medal Offered by the Ministry of Interior. By L. O. Roty. Struck circa 1900. REPVBLI QVE FR ANÇAISE, helmeted and armored bust left of Marianne / MINISTERE DE L’INTERIEVR, PRIX/OFFERT PAR/LE/MINISTRE in four lines; all within wreath. Edge: BRONZE. Cf. Goldberg 60, lot 2591 (silver). EF, Rare. An attractive art nouveau medal.