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FRANCE. Jules-Clément Chaplain. Silver Medal. 750th Anniversary of the Founding of the University of Paris, 1895. Paris Mint. UNCIRCULATED.
65mm; 137.74 gms. Maier-88. Obverse: Alma Mater seated facing on throne, raising hand and holding book; to left and right, female and male scholar standing facing one another; below, civic coat-of-arms of Paris surmounted by mural crown and within wreath composed of oak and laurel branches; Reverse: Ship of Paris under sail left. Edge: [cornucopia] ARGENT located at 6h. Gunmetal gray and quite alluring, with some hints of iridescence adding further highlights. A fairly SCARCE issue in silver.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300
65mm; 137.74 gms. Maier-88. Obverse: Alma Mater seated facing on throne, raising hand and holding book; to left and right, female and male scholar standing facing one another; below, civic coat-of-arms of Paris surmounted by mural crown and within wreath composed of oak and laurel branches; Reverse: Ship of Paris under sail left. Edge: [cornucopia] ARGENT located at 6h. Gunmetal gray and quite alluring, with some hints of iridescence adding further highlights. A fairly SCARCE issue in silver.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300