RENNES / BRETAGNE 1920 - Bronze class medal in bronze 1st ty - Lot 365

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RENNES / BRETAGNE 1920 - Bronze class medal in bronze 1st ty - Lot 365
RENNES / BRETAGNE 1920 - Bronze class medal in bronze 1st type of the "CONCOURS NATIONAL et INTERNATIONAL de la SOCIETE des TIRS de FRANCE". Joint work by heraldist-draftsman Auguste Mangonot and sculptor-medallist Charles Gustave de MAREY * - obverse: "un bon cœur ne craint rien" (in Latin) in circular legend, high-relief engraving, portrait of Bertrand Du Guesclin in chain mail, helmet raised with holly leaves. Reverse: coat-of-arms of Rennes supported by 2 ermines set on 2 branches of laurel. Mention " Rennes 1920 " in a band at the exergue, legends around the rim. In wood & velvet box - 40 mm - 33 grams. TTB * MAREY : Sculptor / Medal-maker born in Verneuil sur Avre (27) in 1878, died in Houdan in 1967.
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