Splendid medal for the international exhibition in Paris in 1937 – Arts and Techniques – Signed by Paul-Marcel Dammann
In gilded bronze
Weight: 198.3 g
Diameter: 77mm
Obverse:
EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE
PARIS
MCMXXXVII (1937)
The Muses of Arts and Technology , one standing facing forward, arms raised, her hands framing the inscription PARIS, the other four standing on a cloud, one of whom is holding a lyre.
Signature: P.-M. DAMMANN
Reverse:
Ship of Paris sailing to the left. On the pennants the motto: FLVTVAT NEC MERGITVR
Below the inscription ARTS ET TECHNIQUES alongside a painter’s palette and an oil lamp , decorated with small laurel branches .
Attribution to the exergue:
DIPLOME D’HONNEUR
PARIS 1937
S.F.M.A. MÉLOTTE
GIVET (fertilizer distributors)
Edge:
Cornucopia hallmark (Paris Mint) + BRONZE
