FRANCE. Louis-Oscar Roty. Silvered Copper Medal. Cooking, ND (ca. late 19th Century). Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
50mm; 63.40 gms. Embossed and awarded to Armand-Dumaresq. Obverse: Head of Marianne left, wearing garland and wreath composed of laurel branches and figurine of Victory; Reverse: Cooking pot, steaming and containing branch and ladle; above, decorative rectangular cartouche embossed with "ARMAND- / DUMARESQ." Edge: [cornucopia] CUIVRE located at 5h. Steely gray and highly pleasing, with a deeper tone to the obverse, this medal alludes to the Dîner de la Marmite with its reverse legend.
Estimate: $100 - $200