Émile Loubet Medal – President of the Republic – Signed by Jules-Clément Chaplain
Bronze
Weight: 141 g
Diameter: 68 mm
Elected after the sudden death of Félix Faure, his seven-year term was marked by the end of the Dreyfus affair, by the case of the files, and by the vote of the law of separation of Church and State.
Obverse:
Bust in profile to the left of the President of the Republic Émile Loubet.
Circular inscription:
EMILE • LOUBET • PRESIDENT • DE • LA REPUBLIQUE • FRANÇAISE •
Signature:
J C
CHAPLAIN
1899
Reverse:
Urn placed on a pedestal on which appear the symbols of the republic: lictor’s fasces surrounded by the letters [R] and F in front of laurel and oak branches. A flag is placed on it. In the field on the right, the date of the election:
LE • 18
FEVRIER
1899
–
Circular inscription:
ELU • PAR • L’ASSEMBLÉE • NATIONALE •
Signature: J.C.CHAPLAIN
Edge:
Cornucopia hallmark (Paris Mint) + BRONZE
