Baldwin & Sons
Auction 101 28 September 2016
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, Egypt, Institut d'Egypt, 150th Anniversary, Bronze Medal, 1948, by Henri Dropsy (1885-1969), conjoined busts right of Kings Farouk and Fuad, both wearing Fezzes, rev dates of the various forms of the Institute from 1798, ancient Egyptian motif above, Arabic legend below, 58mm (Dropsy [1964], 202). Extremely fine.
The Institut d'Égypte was a learned academy originally formed by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign. The Institut was burnt out on 17 December 2011 during the Revolution that had started the previous January. It is understood that Sheikh Sultan al Quassimi, Governor of the Emirate of Sharjah, will fund the reconstruction of the building.
Estimate: £350-400
The Institut d'Égypte was a learned academy originally formed by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign. The Institut was burnt out on 17 December 2011 during the Revolution that had started the previous January. It is understood that Sheikh Sultan al Quassimi, Governor of the Emirate of Sharjah, will fund the reconstruction of the building.
Estimate: £350-400