Coins and Historical Medals

FRANCE, Sports, 1927, a bronze award medal by P.-A. Morlon, un-named, 68mm (CGMP p.276); Comité des Régates Internationales de Paris, a bronze award plaque, unsigned [by Fraisse-Demey], engraved (Traversée de Paris, 1928, 4 Rameurs Débutants, 2e Prix), 61 x 55mm); 57e Fête Fédérale Internationale, Paris, 1937, a plated bronze award plaque by J. Salis for J. Bory, 60 x 45mm; Jeunesse et Sports, c. 1950, a bronze medal by P. Pradeilhes, 68mm (cf. DNW 35, 682); together with other bronze medals (11), mostly for sports, by Holy, H. Dubois, H. Demey, Bertrand, Baetes, etc [15]. Very fine and better; two in cases £80-100

The second item is sold with a contemporary newspaper cutting describing the traversée and the event itself