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Message:: [QUOTE="old49er, post: 2673379, member: 78229"]Great stuff being posted. Thought this medal was interesting as its made of Brass. Engraver : Jean - Baptiste DANIEL - DUPUIS (1849 - 1899) French sculptor and medallist, pupil of Hubert Ponscarme and Eugène Farochon. He won in 1872 the First " Grand Prix de Rome " and the Gold Medal of the Paris 1889 Universal Exhibition.[ATTACH=full]595807[/ATTACH] Also the engraver of the France <a href="https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&sp=nmt4&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnaie_de_Paris&usg=ALkJrhg536k2J23zUdlUDGNUXAcDdOtMLw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&sp=nmt4&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnaie_de_Paris&usg=ALkJrhg536k2J23zUdlUDGNUXAcDdOtMLw" rel="nofollow">Monnaie de Paris</a>  coins of 1, 2, 5 and 10 centimes in bronze, in use (1897-1921).<a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces698.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces698.html" rel="nofollow">https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces698.html</a>[/QUOTE]