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France, 1931. France. Silver Jubilee of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, bronze medal by M. Delannoy for Arthus-Bertrand, bust of Georges Durand left, reverse view of old city of Le Mans, legend below, 80mm; Automobile Club de l’Ouest, bronze-gilt award medal by Arthus-Bertrand with a representation of Watt’s steam carriage, named (Mr. G. Homse, 29 Oct. 1958), 60mm; 1972, F.I.A.T., 25th Anniversary at Grenoble, bronze-gilt medal by M. Delannoy for Arthus-Bertrand, 57mm [3]. Very fine or better (£40-60)

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), organiser of the Le Mans 24-hour race, was founded in 1906; the first medal was struck as a tribute to Georges Durand, one of the founders of the club, who served as its Secretary-General