Plaquette medal of the 1900 Paris International Universal Exhibition – Signed by Oscar Roty
Silvered bronze
Weight: 39,3 g
Dimensions: 36 x 51 mm
Art Nouveau style
Obverse:
1801 – 1900
LVMEN. VENTVRIS
TRADIT. MORITV
RA PERENNE
An angel takes up the tottering torch from a seated woman leaning against an oak tree.
Signature: O. Roty
Reverse:
EXPOSITION. UNIVERSELLE.
INTERNATIONALE. DE
1900
PARIS.
View of Paris with the Petit and Grand Palais, surmounted by a wreath of olive trees and roses emerging from the clouds.
Signature: O. Roty.
Edge: Cornucopia + BRONZE
