fme_787969 - UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION – 1937 Médaille, Exposition Internationale "Arts et Techniques"

UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION – 1937 Médaille, Exposition Internationale Arts et Techniques AU

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Type : Médaille, Exposition Internationale "Arts et Techniques"

Date: 1937

Mint name / Town : Paris

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 67,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Engraver TURIN Pierre (1891-1968)

Weight : 139,18 g.

Edge : lisse + corne BRONZE

Puncheon : corne BRONZE

Coments on the condition:

Patine hétérogène, de l’usure sur les reliefs. Présence de quelques coups et rayures

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Allégorie féminine des Arts tenant une palette et des pinceaux, et allégorie masculine des techniques tenant un compas, debout et de profil, visage de la Marianne à l’arrière plan. Signé : P. TURIN.

Reverse

Reverse legend : EXPOSITION / INTERNATIONALE / DES ARTS ET TECHNIQUES // PARIS - 1937.

Reverse description : Paire de flambeaux de part et d’autre d’un caducée et d’un marteau, branche d’olivier.

Historical background

UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION – 1937

(1937)

The last Universal Exhibition in Paris took place in 1937. It was held at the Palais de Chaillot and Tokyo, bringing together 42 nations and more than 11,000 exhibitors. There were 31 million visitors. Vincent Auriol (1884-1966) was Minister of Finance in the Blum ministry 1936-1937 and Minister of Justice in the Chautemps government. He voted against full powers to Pétain in 1940. Under house arrest in 1941, he managed to escape and reach London in October 1943. He was elected the first President of the Fourth Republic from January 16, 1947 to December 22, 1953 and was member of the Constitutional Council from 1958 to 1960. He had been deputy for Muret and rallied the socialists to the Congress of Tours.

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