A Collection of Historical and Art Medals

France, 1936. Centenary of the Death of Rouget de Lisle, bronze medal by G. Guiraud, bust left in military uniform, reverse figure of La Republique, lines of soldiers with rifles around, 59mm (CGMP p.199). Very fine to extremely fine (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836), composer of the French national anthem, the Marseillaise.