IIIe République (1870-1940). Medal, l'Assistance publique française, by O. Roty ND (1899), Paris.

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Third Republic (1870-1940). Medal, l'Assistance publique française, by O. Roty ND (1899), Paris.
Av. LA. BIENFAISANCE. CONFIDES. L'HVMANITE. SOVFFRANTE. A. ASSISTANCE. PVBLIQVE. Assistance publique, dressed in antique style, advances toward a group formed by Bienfaisance holding a young child in her arms and supporting a sick young mother; signature O. ROTY.
Rv. ASSISTANCE. PVBLIQVE. EN. FRANCE. Inscription in five lines ...SVBSTITVER/ A L'AVMÔNE. QVI./ DEGRADE. ASSISTANCE./ QVI. FORTIFIE.../ VICTOR HUGO above a cartouche set on a laurel wreath with a ribbon inscribed FRATERNITÉ - SOLIDARITÉ.
Maz.16; Silver - 152.45 g - 69 mm - 12 h
SILVER horn hallmark. With a nice gray patina. Superb Fleur de coin.