Preview
Creation Date
1893
Medium
Bronze award medal
Dimensions
1.75 x 1.75
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.159.3
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Proper markings according to "Comptoir des Monnaies". Reverse reads, "Prix Offert Par Le Ministre De La Guerre/Concours De Gymnastique," and "Henri Dubois 1893".
Creator Biography
Henry Dubois, French.
Description
An award from the French Ministry of War Gymnastics competition. The obverse features a Marianne bust with a stylized helmet that has a laurel wreath adorned on it. The breastplate is decorated on the front with a rooster. Three men can be seen doing gymnastics on the reverse.