FRANCE, Third Republic. 1870-1940. Æ Medal (69mm, 149.5 g, 12h). Union Franco-Americaine – Delivery of the Statue of Liberty to the United States. Paris mint. By Roty. Dated 1776, 1876, and 28 October 1886 (in Roman numerals). EF.Electronic Auction 551 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Third Republic. 1870-1940. Æ Medal (69mm, 149.5 g, 12h). Union Franco-Americaine – Delivery of the Statue of Liberty to the United States. Paris mint. By Roty. Dated 1776, 1876, and 28 October 1886 (in Roman numerals). VNION F RANCO AMERICAINE/ STATVE COLOSS ALE DE LA LIBERTÉ ECLAIRANT LE MONDE, Marianne and Columbia holding hands and seated left in boat guided by winged Genus seated right; in background, various boats before the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), with radiant torch and base clouded in mist; above, 28 OCTOBRE/ MDCCCLXXXVI / SOUVENIR DE L’INDEPENDANCE AMERICAINE, medallion with bust of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi left with legend AVGSTE BARTHOLDI STATVAIRE, set among two coats-of-arms on olive branch; at center, MONVMENT/ ERIGÉ PAR LA FRANCE/ ET L’AMERIQVE EN SOUVENIR/ DE LEVR ANCIENNE AMITIÉ. 1776 1876; below, tablet with radiant tip, to left of tablet, HAVTEVR DE/ LA STATVE 46m8, to right of tablet, HAVTEVR DV/ PIÉDASTAL 35m. Edge: cornucopia and BRONZE. EF. |