FRANCE, La Terre [The Earth], 1887, an Art Nouveau pair of uniface

FRANCE, La Terre [The Earth], 1887, an Art Nouveau pair of uniface trials for the obv. and rev. of the award medal by F. Levillain, intended for display, robed figure of Cybèle to left, surrounded by clouds, presents wheat and grapes, rev. an allegorical representation of the earth's produce over the four seasons accompanied by signs of the Zodiac, centre tablet un-named, both edges impressed bronze and cornucopia, 70mm, 150.27g (Maier 127; CGMP p.245; BDM III, 427; Coll. R. Marx 426-7; cf. iNumis MBS 32, 1504; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 168, 7369) [2]. Extremely fine, rare £100-£150.

Estimate:£100

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