Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
November 2015 Baltimore Auction - Online Sess. 10 Nov 2015
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FRANCE. Breaking of the Balkan Front Marshal Franchet d'Esperey Bronze Medal, 1913. UNCIRCULATED.
67.74 mm; 143.97 gms. CGIEMP-Vol 3, pg. 49. By Roger Bloche. Uniformed bust of Marshal Franchet d'Esperey left; Reverse: Radiant Victory rising over distant mountains with stone ruins on hilltop in foreground, four line inscription in exergue. Lovely deep bronze patina over most of surfaces with protected areas lighter golden hues giving the beautiful illusion of the rising sun on the reverse. Minimal handling marks with a few scattered light contact marks and some slide friction on the high points the only issues of note. UNCIRCULATED.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00
67.74 mm; 143.97 gms. CGIEMP-Vol 3, pg. 49. By Roger Bloche. Uniformed bust of Marshal Franchet d'Esperey left; Reverse: Radiant Victory rising over distant mountains with stone ruins on hilltop in foreground, four line inscription in exergue. Lovely deep bronze patina over most of surfaces with protected areas lighter golden hues giving the beautiful illusion of the rising sun on the reverse. Minimal handling marks with a few scattered light contact marks and some slide friction on the high points the only issues of note. UNCIRCULATED.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00