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France, 1930. France. Prof. V. Balthazard, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, bust left, reverse Confederation of Medical Syndicates building, 102mm; 1932, Dr. Charles Buizard, a bronze Art Deco medal by P. Turin, bust right, reverse Hygée fighting the hydra, 72mm (cf. BDW 5, 160); 1935, Prof. Alexandre Couvelaire, a bronze medal by A. Lavrillier, bust three-quarters left, reverse seated lady with child on her knee, 81mm; 1938, Dr. V. Le Lorier, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, bust left, reverse child holding a rose, legend above, 74 x 52mm [4]. Very fine and better, four attractive medals of medical interest (£60-80)

Prof. V. Balthazard, first president of the Confederation des Syndicats Medicaux Français, 1928-30; Prof. Alexandre Couvelaire and Dr V Le Lorier, obstetricians