Maritime courier company medal – Centenary of services – 1851-1951 – signed by André Lavrillier (First Grand Prix de Rome in engraving of medals 1914)
Bronze
Weight: 115,5 g
Diameter: 59 mm
History: The Compagnie des Couriers Maritimes (MM) is a prestigious French shipping company, independent from 1851 to February 23, 1977, then merged with the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT) to form the Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM).
Obverse:
Circular inscription: MDCCCLI (1851) MCMLI (1951)
Prow of a passenger liner from the front. Steamboat in the foreground, sailing to the right.
Signature: ANDRE LAVRILLIER
Reverse:
COMPAGNIE
DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES
Unicorn’s head to the left on an anchor surmounted by a rope and a turreted crown, alongside the dates 1851 and 1951
CENTENAIRE
DES SERVICES
At the bottom: a bird flying to the right.
Signature: ANDRE LAVRILLIER
Edge:
Cornucopia punch (Paris Mint) + BRONZE
