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France, La Patrie Encourageant la Jeunesse à la Pratique des Exercices Virils, c.1895, a silver award medal by A. Rivet, bust of Marianne right, youths in differing postures around, rev. wreath, un-named, 45mm (PBE 805; BDM V, 135); together with Étude, c.1900, a bronze award medal by J.M. Delpech, female seated right at desk, studying a book, rev. wreath, un-named, 41mm (PBE 352; BDM I, 552) [2]. Very fine, the first rare in silver (£30-40)