France. Paris Universal Exhibition, 1889. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis.
Obverse: laureate head of Marianne, personifying the French Republic, facing right. Legend: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Signed DANIEL DUPUIS.
Reverse: a seated allegorical woman extending a laurel wreath towards an artisan holding a hammer, accompanied by a young genius carrying a torch. In the background, a view of Paris with the Eiffel Tower. Below, a radiant star and PARIS 1889. Legend: EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE.
The medal commemorates the Paris exhibition for which the Eiffel Tower was constructed. An example of the same design is preserved in the Musée d’Orsay, inventory MEDOR 316.
Reference: Maier 112.
Weight: 104 g.
Diameter: 64 mm.
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