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<p>[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8184997, member: 20201"]<i>Flying across the pond to Paris France</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Assembled a set!</p><p><font size="6"><b>1931 Paris International Exposition</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMERIQUE</b></p><p><b>ASIE</b></p><p><b>OCEANIE</b></p><p><b>AFRIQUE</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I had found the AMERIQUE medal first which is my favorite and one of four medals that are considered a set.</p><p>A few months later I picked up the rest of the set, no box but they are usually found corroded and discolored from storing them in the boxes for 90 years anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do like the contrasting differences in the colors and finishes. It makes them all that much more unique.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431672[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>I also have a nice duplicate of the Amerique too.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431670[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Paris 1931 International Colonial Exhibition Amerique Medal</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of four medals in a set that interested me very much because of the Indian in headress on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the reverse of the Amerique medal is an image of the recreated home of George Washington in Mount Vernon.</p><p>It was one of the attractions to represent The United States in the Paris Exposition.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431676[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>In 1932, Robert Moses had a replica of Mount Vernon built in Prospect Park in Brooklyn New York to to mark the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. The building, constructed by Sears, Roebuck & Company and designed by architect Charles K. Bryant. It lasted lasted a mere two years before being torn down. The house was located at the base of Lookout Hill on the Peninsula of the Lake.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431677[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>There were two different compositions of the four that I know of.</p><p>The bright brass issues were perhaps closer to 30 mm in diameter but the antiqued bronze were 32 mm. There may have also been brass in 32 mm size. These came in both red and blue boxes.</p><p>The antiqued bronze seem to command a higher price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Amerique - AMERICA is certainly the most popular, the others being</p><p>Afrique - AFRICA</p><p>Asie - ASIA</p><p>Oceanie - POLYNESIA (my second favorite design)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Colonial Exhibitions were supposed to bolster popular support for the various colonial empires.</p><p>The 1924 British Empire Exhibition was one, as well as the successful 1931 Exposition coloniale in Paris.</p><p>Germany and Portugal also had such exhibitions. Belgium had a Foire coloniale as late as 1948.</p><p><br /></p><p>Human zoos were featured in some of these exhibitions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Members of the United States Indian Band playing at the Gare St Lazare, Paris on their arrival in France for the Paris Colonial Exhibition, 1931</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431679[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting a 1931 Paris ticket is unlikely so I found this booklet of 24 different postcards to go along with the 4 medal set. I like the simple Art Deco lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431681[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8184997, member: 20201"][I]Flying across the pond to Paris France[/I] Assembled a set! [SIZE=6][B]1931 Paris International Exposition[/B][/SIZE] [B]AMERIQUE ASIE OCEANIE AFRIQUE [/B] I had found the AMERIQUE medal first which is my favorite and one of four medals that are considered a set. A few months later I picked up the rest of the set, no box but they are usually found corroded and discolored from storing them in the boxes for 90 years anyway. I do like the contrasting differences in the colors and finishes. It makes them all that much more unique. [ATTACH=full]1431672[/ATTACH] I also have a nice duplicate of the Amerique too. [ATTACH=full]1431670[/ATTACH] [B]Paris 1931 International Colonial Exhibition Amerique Medal[/B] This is one of four medals in a set that interested me very much because of the Indian in headress on the obverse. On the reverse of the Amerique medal is an image of the recreated home of George Washington in Mount Vernon. It was one of the attractions to represent The United States in the Paris Exposition. [ATTACH=full]1431676[/ATTACH] In 1932, Robert Moses had a replica of Mount Vernon built in Prospect Park in Brooklyn New York to to mark the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. The building, constructed by Sears, Roebuck & Company and designed by architect Charles K. Bryant. It lasted lasted a mere two years before being torn down. The house was located at the base of Lookout Hill on the Peninsula of the Lake. [ATTACH=full]1431677[/ATTACH] There were two different compositions of the four that I know of. The bright brass issues were perhaps closer to 30 mm in diameter but the antiqued bronze were 32 mm. There may have also been brass in 32 mm size. These came in both red and blue boxes. The antiqued bronze seem to command a higher price. Amerique - AMERICA is certainly the most popular, the others being Afrique - AFRICA Asie - ASIA Oceanie - POLYNESIA (my second favorite design) The Colonial Exhibitions were supposed to bolster popular support for the various colonial empires. The 1924 British Empire Exhibition was one, as well as the successful 1931 Exposition coloniale in Paris. Germany and Portugal also had such exhibitions. Belgium had a Foire coloniale as late as 1948. Human zoos were featured in some of these exhibitions. Members of the United States Indian Band playing at the Gare St Lazare, Paris on their arrival in France for the Paris Colonial Exhibition, 1931 [ATTACH=full]1431679[/ATTACH] Getting a 1931 Paris ticket is unlikely so I found this booklet of 24 different postcards to go along with the 4 medal set. I like the simple Art Deco lines. [ATTACH=full]1431681[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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