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August 2021 ANA Auction - Online 23-25 Aug 2021
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FRANCE. Louis-Oscar Roty. Bronze Medal. "Union Franco-Americaine"/Delivery of the Statue of Liberty to the United States, 1886. Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
68mm; 141.89 gms. Maier-92. Obverse: Marianne and Columbia holding hands and seated left in boat guided by nude genius to left; in background, various boats before the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), with radiant torch and base clouded in mist; Reverse: Medallion with bust of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi left and set among American and French shields on olive branch. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 8h. A popular type with strong interest from American collectors, this specimen presents olive-brown surfaces with a subtle matte nature.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300
68mm; 141.89 gms. Maier-92. Obverse: Marianne and Columbia holding hands and seated left in boat guided by nude genius to left; in background, various boats before the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), with radiant torch and base clouded in mist; Reverse: Medallion with bust of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi left and set among American and French shields on olive branch. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 8h. A popular type with strong interest from American collectors, this specimen presents olive-brown surfaces with a subtle matte nature.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300